Palettes / Colors / #DEC3FE
#DEC3FE — Pale Vivid Purple
#DEC3FE is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DEC3FE when you need this exact shade.
Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.
#DEC3FE is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.
Its strongest partner is its complement #E3FEC3; it also sits naturally between #C3C6FE and #FBC3FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEC3FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 195, 254 |
| HSL | 267°, 97%, 88% |
| HSV | 267°, 23%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 23%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 67.53, 61.72, 102.12 |
| Yxy | 61.72, 0.2919, 0.2667 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.76, 20.46, -25.49 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.56, 20.47, -27.37 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 76% · Blue 100%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEC3FE
.text { color: #DEC3FE; }
.background { background-color: #DEC3FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEC3FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 195, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(267, 97%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEC3FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 195, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEC3FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 195, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEC3FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEC3FE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E3FEC3:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.34:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEC3FE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEC3FE
Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEC3FE: ·
How #DEC3FE looks with color blindness
Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:
Closest design-system colors
The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:
Palettes with a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DEC3FE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEC3FE?
#DEC3FE is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 195, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEC3FE?
#DEC3FE is RGB 222, 195, 254 — HSL 267°, 97%, 88% — CMYK 13%, 23%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DEC3FE?
Its complement is #E3FEC3; analogous partners are #C3C6FE and #FBC3FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEC3FE for text?
Black text on #DEC3FE has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.