DEC3EF

#DEC3EF closest to Beefy Pink

#DEC3EF is a very light, muted purple; the closest named color is Beefy Pink. In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 76.5% green and 93.7% blue (rgb(222, 195, 239)). Its HSL value is 277° hue, 58% saturation and 85% lightness, and in CMYK it is 7% cyan, 18% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. #DEC3EF is a cool color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.16:1.

#DEC3EF color conversion

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Variations of #DEC3EF

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#DEC3EF color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DEC3EF for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DEC3EF appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 91% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #C2CDEE
  • Protanopia 91% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #BDCBF1
  • Protanomaly 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #C6C9F0
  • Deuteranopia 91% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #C2CDEE
  • Deuteranomaly 94% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CBCAEE
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #DDC8D2
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEC5E2
  • Achromatopsia 87% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 90% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1CAD6

#DEC3EF contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#DEC3EF text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.16:1 Super#DEC3EF text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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Colors similar to #DEC3EF

Palettes with #DEC3EF

#DEC3EF in CSS

/* Beefy Pink */
.color { color: #DEC3EF; }
.background { background-color: #DEC3EF; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DEC3EF; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(222 195 239);
color: hsl(277 58% 85%);
color: oklch(0.854 0.067 312.3);

#DEC3EF FAQ

What color is #DEC3EF?

#DEC3EF is a very light, muted purple. Its closest named color is Beefy Pink. It belongs to the purple color family and is a cool color.

What is the RGB value of #DEC3EF?

#DEC3EF is rgb(222, 195, 239) in RGB, hsl(277, 58%, 85%) in HSL and cmyk(7%, 18%, 0%, 6%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DEC3EF?

The complementary color of #DEC3EF is #D4EFC3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DEC3EF?

Black text has the best contrast on #DEC3EF: 13.16:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DEC3EF a warm or cool color?

#DEC3EF is a cool color.