Close to Periwinkle
#DEC4FF
#DEC4FF is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 76.9% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 266°, with 100% saturation and 88% 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 #DEC4FF.
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
1.56:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.45:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.56:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.45:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEC4FF as they’d see it.
#DEC4FF 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 #DEC4FF
What color is #DEC4FF?
#DEC4FF is a very light, vivid purple, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 76.9% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 266°, with 100% saturation and 88% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEC4FF in RGB?
#DEC4FF is rgb(222, 196, 255): 222 red, 196 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEC4FF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(13, 23, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEC4FF?
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 #DEC4FF?
Its complement #BDD89C gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.