Palettes / Colors / #DECAFF

#DECAFF — Pale Vivid Purple

#DECAFF 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 #DECAFF 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.

#DECAFF 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 #EBFFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCD2FF and #F9CCFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 79% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 21% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DECAFF

.text { color: #DECAFF; }
.background { background-color: #DECAFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECAFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 202, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECAFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 202, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECAFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 202, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DECAFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECAFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBFFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DECAFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECAFF

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:

How #DECAFF 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 #DECAFF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DECAFE  ·  #DECB00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DECAFF?

#DECAFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 202, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DECAFF?

#DECAFF is RGB 222, 202, 255 — HSL 263°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 13%, 21%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DECAFF?

Its complement is #EBFFCC; analogous partners are #CCD2FF and #F9CCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DECAFF for text?

Black text on #DECAFF has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.