What color is #DED2E5?

#DED2E5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED2E5?

The RGB value is 222, 210, 229: 222 red, 210 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED2E5?

The complementary color is #D9E5D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED2E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED2E5 color

#DED2E5 rgb(222, 210, 229)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED2E5 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82.4% green and 89.8% blue (222, 210, 229).

Its hue angle is 278°, with 27% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Decadial Pink (#DECADE), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

#DED2E5 color codes

HEX	`#DED2E5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 210, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82.4%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(278, 27%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(278, 8%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 8%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.65, 7.55, -7.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.65, 10.89, 313.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(67.311, 67.28, 83.554)`
Decimal	`14602981`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED2E5, 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 #DED2E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED2E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #DED2E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded2e5; }
.text { color: #ded2e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded2e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 210 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded2e5, #e5d2e3); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #DED2E5?: #DED2E5 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Decadial Pink. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED2E5?: The RGB value is 222, 210, 229: 222 red, 210 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED2E5?: The complementary color is #D9E5D2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED2E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.