Palettes / Colors / #DECEFA
#DECEFA — Pale Vivid Purple
#DECEFA 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 #DECEFA 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.
#DECEFA 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 #E9FACC; it also sits naturally between #CCD2FA and #F4CCFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECEFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 206, 250 |
| HSL | 262°, 81%, 89% |
| HSV | 262°, 18%, 98% |
| CMYK | 11%, 18%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 69.45, 66.57, 99.63 |
| Yxy | 66.57, 0.2947, 0.2825 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.29, 13.76, -19.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.59, 13.72, -20.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 98%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 18% · 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 #DECEFA
.text { color: #DECEFA; }
.background { background-color: #DECEFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECEFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 206, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(262, 81%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECEFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 206, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECEFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 206, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECEFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECEFA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E9FACC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.47:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.31:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECEFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECEFA
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 #DECEFA: ·
How #DECEFA 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 #DECEFA 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 #DECEFA?
#DECEFA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 206, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECEFA?
#DECEFA is RGB 222, 206, 250 — HSL 262°, 81%, 89% — CMYK 11%, 18%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DECEFA?
Its complement is #E9FACC; analogous partners are #CCD2FA and #F4CCFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECEFA for text?
Black text on #DECEFA has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.