Close to Thistle
#DECBE5
#DECBE5 is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 79.6% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 284°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DECBE5.
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
1.52:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.78:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.52:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.78:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DECBE5 as they’d see it.
#DECBE5 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 #DECBE5
What color is #DECBE5?
#DECBE5 is a very light, muted purple, close to the color Thistle. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 79.6% green, and 89.8% blue. Its hue is 284°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DECBE5 in RGB?
#DECBE5 is rgb(222, 203, 229): 222 red, 203 green, and 229 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DECBE5 in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(3, 11, 0, 10). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DECBE5?
PANTONE 263 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DECBE5?
Its complement #C4D7BD gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.