Palettes / Colors / #DECEFF
#DECEFF — Pale Vivid Purple
#DECEFF 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 #DECEFF 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.
#DECEFF 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 #EEFFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCD5FF and #F6CCFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DECEFF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 206, 255 |
| HSL | 260°, 100%, 90% |
| HSV | 260°, 19%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 19%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 70.25, 66.89, 103.82 |
| Yxy | 66.89, 0.2915, 0.2776 |
| CIE-Lab | 85.45, 14.78, -21.94 |
| Hunter Lab | 81.79, 14.78, -23.32 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 81% · Blue 100%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DECEFF
.text { color: #DECEFF; }
.background { background-color: #DECEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DECEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 206, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(260, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DECEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 206, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DECEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 206, 255, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DECEFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DECEFF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EEFFCC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.46:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DECEFF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DECEFF
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 #DECEFF: ·
How #DECEFF 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 #DECEFF 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 #DECEFF?
#DECEFF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 206, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DECEFF?
#DECEFF is RGB 222, 206, 255 — HSL 260°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 13%, 19%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DECEFF?
Its complement is #EEFFCC; analogous partners are #CCD5FF and #F6CCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DECEFF for text?
Black text on #DECEFF has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.