Close to Plum
#DEADE2
#DEADE2 is a light, rich pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 67.8% green, and 88.6% blue. Its hue is 295°, with 48% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DEADE2.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.88:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.18:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.88:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.18:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEADE2 as they’d see it.
#DEADE2 in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DEADE2
What color is #DEADE2?
#DEADE2 is a light, rich pink, close to the color Plum. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 67.8% green, and 88.6% blue. Its hue is 295°, with 48% saturation and 78% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEADE2 in RGB?
#DEADE2 is rgb(222, 173, 226): 222 red, 173 green, and 226 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEADE2 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(2, 23, 0, 11). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEADE2?
PANTONE 2563 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DEADE2?
Its complement #99C995 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.