Close to Wisteria
#DEB0EE
#DEB0EE is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Wisteria. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 69% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 285°, with 65% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DEB0EE.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
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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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1.82:1 FailBlack text on this color
11.55:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.82:1 FailThis color as text on black
11.55:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEB0EE as they’d see it.
#DEB0EE in use
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Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
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Questions about #DEB0EE
What color is #DEB0EE?
#DEB0EE is a very light, rich purple, close to the color Wisteria. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 69% green, and 93.3% blue. Its hue is 285°, with 65% saturation and 81% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEB0EE in RGB?
#DEB0EE is rgb(222, 176, 238): 222 red, 176 green, and 238 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEB0EE in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 26, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEB0EE?
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 #DEB0EE?
Its complement #9FCC8F gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.