Palettes / Colors / #DECAEE
#DECAEE — Pale Muted Purple
#DECAEE is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the purple family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #DECAEE 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.
#DECAEE 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 #D9EEC9; it also sits naturally between #CBC9EE and #EEC9EC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECAEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 202, 238 |
| HSL | 273°, 51%, 86% |
| HSV | 273°, 15%, 93% |
| CMYK | 7%, 15%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 66.68, 63.94, 89.72 |
| Yxy | 63.94, 0.3026, 0.2902 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.94, 13.51, -15.20 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.96, 13.38, -15.47 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 93%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DECAEE
.text { color: #DECAEE; }
.background { background-color: #DECAEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECAEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 202, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(273, 51%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECAEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 202, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECAEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 202, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECAEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECAEE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D9EEC9:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.52:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.79:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECAEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECAEE
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 #DECAEE: ·
How #DECAEE 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 #DECAEE 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 #DECAEE?
#DECAEE is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 202, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECAEE?
#DECAEE is RGB 222, 202, 238 — HSL 273°, 51%, 86% — CMYK 7%, 15%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DECAEE?
Its complement is #D9EEC9; analogous partners are #CBC9EE and #EEC9EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECAEE for text?
Black text on #DECAEE has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.