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#DEA0C8 Plum

The nearest named color to #DEA0C8 is Plum (#DDA0DD).

#DEA0C8

Plum

What are the RGB, HSL, OKLCH and CMYK values of #DEA0C8?

HEX
#DEA0C8
RGB
rgb(222, 160, 200)
HSL
hsl(321, 48%, 75%)
OKLCH
oklch(77.7% 0.090 340)
CMYK
0, 28, 10, 13

#DEA0C8 has a contrast ratio of 2.11:1 against white and 9.97:1 against black, so black is the better background for text in this color and dark text reads best on it.

Contrast checker

Text color (rows) on background (columns), scored against WCAG 2.2. White and near-black text on this color.

WCAG contrast ratio for each text and background color combination
Text ↓ / Bg → #DEA0C8
#DEA0C8
Same color
White
2.1Fail
Near-black
8.3AAA

AAA ≥ 7:1 · AA ≥ 4.5:1 body text· AA18 ≥ 3:1 large text (18pt, or 14pt bold) only

Text that works on each color

  • Near-black on #DEA0C8 · 8.3:1

Tints and shades of #DEA0C8

Same hue and chroma in OKLCH, lighter to darker.

  1. #FFF0F9
  2. #FFBFE8
  3. #DEA0C8
  4. #BF83AA
  5. #A0668C
  6. #824B70
  7. #653054
  8. #49173A
  9. #2D0022

Colors that go with #DEA0C8

Six harmony rules built from this color. Open any in the Studio.

Color blindness check

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Simulated with the Machado (2009) model.

Typical
Deuteranopia

No green cones — the most common form. Plum, #DEA0C8 and Baby Pink, #E9BEC4 become hard to tell apart — don't rely on color alone to separate them.

Export

Copy-paste code, or download the swatches.

:root {
  --plum-1: #DEA0C8; /* Plum */
}

Palettes, gradients and meshes with #DEA0C8

Items using this color or one perceptually close to it, closest first.

Palettes (19)

Gradients (2)

Mesh gradients (7)