Close to Thistle
#DEC3EE
#DEC3EE is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 76.5% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 278°, with 56% saturation and 85% 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 #DEC3EE.
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
1.60:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.15:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.60:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.15:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEC3EE as they’d see it.
#DEC3EE 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 #DEC3EE
What color is #DEC3EE?
#DEC3EE is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 76.5% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 278°, with 56% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEC3EE in RGB?
#DEC3EE is rgb(222, 195, 238): 222 red, 195 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEC3EE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 18, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEC3EE?
PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DEC3EE?
Its complement #BAD5AA gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.