What color is #DED3FF?

#DED3FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED3FF?

The RGB value is 222, 211, 255: 222 red, 211 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED3FF?

The complementary color is #F4FFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED3FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED3FF color

#DED3FF rgb(222, 211, 255)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED3FF is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 82.7% green and 100% blue (222, 211, 255).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 100% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 17% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Innocent Snowdrop (#D0C7FF), a difference of 4.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.87:1).

#DED3FF color codes

HEX	`#DED3FF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 211, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 82.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 100%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 17%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.67, 12.11, -20.08)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.67, 23.45, 301.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.465, 69.338, 104.207)`
Decimal	`14603263`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED3FF, 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 #DED3FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED3FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.41:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.87:1	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 #DED3FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded3ff; }
.text { color: #ded3ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded3ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 211 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded3ff, #f4d3ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Questions

What color is #DED3FF?: #DED3FF is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Innocent Snowdrop. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED3FF?: The RGB value is 222, 211, 255: 222 red, 211 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED3FF?: The complementary color is #F4FFD3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED3FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 and white text 1.41:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.