#DEACE3

Closest named color: Plum (#DDA0DD). oklch(80.8% 0.093 323.4), rgb(222, 172, 227).

Black text reads best on this color (11.11:1).

About this color

#DEACE3 is a light, moderately saturated purple. In OKLCH its lightness is 81%, its chroma 0.093 and its hue 323°. Its hue sits between the warm and cool halves of the wheel. The nearest named color is Plum (#DDA0DD), ΔE 0.029 away. Black text reads best on it, at 11.11:1.

Hue family	Purples
Lightness	light (81%)
Chroma	moderately saturated (0.093)
Temperature	in between
Nearest name	Plum (#DDA0DD)
Black text	11.11:1
White text	1.88:1

Values

HEX	#DEACE3
RGB	rgb(222, 172, 227)
HSL	hsl(295, 50%, 78%)
OKLCH	oklch(80.8% 0.093 323.4)

Contrast

WCAG 2 contrast ratios are the conformance target: AA needs 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text, AAA needs 7:1. APCA Lc values are supplementary guidance from the WCAG 3 drafts.

Pair	WCAG 2	Result	APCA	APCA guidance
White text on #DEACE3	1.88:1	Fails	Lc -40.1	Non-text elements, placeholder text
Black text on #DEACE3	11.11:1	AAA	Lc 68.1	Content text, not long reading
#DEACE3 text on white	1.88:1	Fails	Lc 35.8	Non-text elements, placeholder text
#DEACE3 text on black	11.11:1	AAA	Lc -66.7	Content text, not long reading

Tints and shades

A 50–950 scale built in OKLCH: the hue is held, lightness follows a Tailwind v4-like curve, and every step is kept inside the sRGB gamut. This color sits at step 300.

Step 50
50

#FAF3FA

oklch(97.2% 0.012 325.7)
Step 100
100

#F3E4F4

oklch(93.5% 0.027 323.9)
Step 200
200

#EBCEED

oklch(88.5% 0.052 324)
Step 300
300 (this color)

#DEACE3

oklch(80.8% 0.093 323.4)
Step 400
400

#CD7ED5

oklch(70.7% 0.149 323.7)
Step 500
500

#BE59CA

oklch(63.1% 0.19 323.3)
Step 600
600

#AA39B7

oklch(55.7% 0.207 323.4)
Step 700
700

#91299D

oklch(49% 0.193 323.4)
Step 800
800

#762580

oklch(42.8% 0.16 323.1)
Step 900
900

#602466

oklch(37.7% 0.125 324)
Step 950
950

#38163C

oklch(26.9% 0.079 323.3)

Export this scale for Tailwind in the Tailwind colors tool

#DEACE3 with color blindness

Simulated with the Machado et al. (2009) model. ΔE is how far the color moves: below about 0.02 you would not notice a change.

Vision	Seen as	Shift (ΔE)
Protanopia (no red cones)	#A7B9E5	0.081
Deuteranopia (no green cones)	#B3BFE1	0.075
Tritanopia (no blue cones)	#E0B1BF	0.057
Achromatopsia (no color)	#BCBCBC	0.094