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#DEABFB

#DEABFB is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 67.1% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 278°, with 91% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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1.85:1 Fail
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11.32:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.85:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

11.32:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEABFB as they’d see it.

Typical vision#DEABFB
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #DEABFB

What color is #DEABFB?

#DEABFB is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Mauve. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 67.1% green, and 98.4% blue. Its hue is 278°, with 91% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #DEABFB in RGB?

#DEABFB is rgb(222, 171, 251): 222 red, 171 green, and 251 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #DEABFB in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(12, 32, 0, 2). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #DEABFB?

PANTONE 2564 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.

What color goes with #DEABFB?

Its complement #99CC7D gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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