Palettes / Colors / #DECAFA
#DECAFA — Pale Vivid Purple
#DECAFA 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 #DECAFA 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.
#DECAFA 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 #E7FACC; it also sits naturally between #CCD0FA and #F6CCFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECAFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 202, 250 |
| HSL | 265°, 83%, 89% |
| HSV | 265°, 19%, 98% |
| CMYK | 11%, 19%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 68.50, 64.67, 99.32 |
| Yxy | 64.67, 0.2946, 0.2782 |
| CIE-Lab | 84.31, 15.89, -21.00 |
| Hunter Lab | 80.42, 15.85, -22.12 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 98%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DECAFA
.text { color: #DECAFA; }
.background { background-color: #DECAFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECAFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 202, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(265, 83%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECAFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 202, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECAFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 202, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECAFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECAFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E7FACC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.51:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECAFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECAFA
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 #DECAFA: ·
How #DECAFA 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 #DECAFA 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 #DECAFA?
#DECAFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 202, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECAFA?
#DECAFA is RGB 222, 202, 250 — HSL 265°, 83%, 89% — CMYK 11%, 19%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DECAFA?
Its complement is #E7FACC; analogous partners are #CCD0FA and #F6CCFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECAFA for text?
Black text on #DECAFA has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.