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#DECBFC — Pale Vivid Purple

#DECBFC 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 #DECBFC 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.

#DECBFC 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 #E9FCCA; it also sits naturally between #CAD0FC and #F6CAFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DECBFC · RGB 222, 203, 252

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Color values

HEX#DECBFC
RGB222, 203, 252
HSL263°, 89%, 89%
HSV263°, 19%, 99%
CMYK12%, 19%, 0%, 1%
XYZ69.05, 65.27, 101.05
Yxy65.27, 0.2934, 0.2773
CIE-Lab84.62, 15.77, -21.60
Hunter Lab80.79, 15.74, -22.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 80% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DECBFC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DECBFC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DECBFC

.text { color: #DECBFC; }
.background { background-color: #DECBFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECBFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 203, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(263, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECBFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 203, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECBFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 203, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DECBFC

#C4A3FA#A978F7#9051F5#7426F2#5F0DE3#4D0BB7#3D0891#2A0665#1A043F#080113

Tints of #DECBFC

#E0CFFC#E0CFFC#E3D4FC#E6D8FD#E9DDFD#E9DDFD#EDE2FD#F0E7FE#F0E7FE#F3ECFE

Tones of #DECBFC

#DECEF8#DFD1F5#E0D5F1#E0D8EE#E1DCEA#E2DFE7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9FCCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #DECBFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECBFC

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DECBFC: ·

How #DECBFC looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #D6D6F0Deuteranopia · #D7D8EDTritanopia · #DDE7E5

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DECBFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6
Cosmic Ruby Garden
#E0C5F7 · #963BE3 · #7420BC · #280A42
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Cosmic Ruby Bloom
#5CCA19 · #5FE639 · #AA44E8 · #DFC7F4

Similar colors

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

#DFCCFB#DDC8F6#E0C5F7#DAD2FF#DFC7F4#E4C7F6#E5D1FA#E5CFF7#DCCEF3#DBCEF3#E0CAF1#DBCBF1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DECBFB  ·  #DECBFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DECBFC?

#DECBFC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 203, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DECBFC?

#DECBFC is RGB 222, 203, 252 — HSL 263°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 12%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DECBFC?

Its complement is #E9FCCA; analogous partners are #CAD0FC and #F6CAFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DECBFC for text?

Black text on #DECBFC has a contrast ratio of 14.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.