What color is #DED0EE?

#DED0EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED0EE?

The RGB value is 222, 208, 238: 222 red, 208 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED0EE?

The complementary color is #E0EED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED0EE?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED0EE color

#DED0EE rgb(222, 208, 238)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED0EE is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 81.6% green and 93.3% blue (222, 208, 238).

Its hue angle is 268°, with 47% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#DED0EE color codes

HEX	`#DED0EE`
RGB	`rgb(222, 208, 238)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 81.6%, 93.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(268, 47%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(268, 13%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 13%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.41, 10.32, -12.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.41, 16.58, 308.49)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.11, 66.815, 90.181)`
Decimal	`14602478`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED0EE, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #DED0EE	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED0EE as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #DED0EE looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded0ee; }
.text { color: #ded0ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded0ee; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 208 238 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded0ee, #edd0ee); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DED0EE?: #DED0EE is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED0EE?: The RGB value is 222, 208, 238: 222 red, 208 green and 238 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED0EE?: The complementary color is #E0EED0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED0EE?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.