What color is #DED4F2?

#DED4F2 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED4F2?

The RGB value is 222, 212, 242: 222 red, 212 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED4F2?

The complementary color is #E8F2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED4F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED4F2 color

#DED4F2 rgb(222, 212, 242)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED4F2 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 83.1% green and 94.9% blue (222, 212, 242).

Its hue angle is 260°, with 54% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.81:1).

#DED4F2 color codes

HEX	`#DED4F2`
RGB	`rgb(222, 212, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 83.1%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(260, 54%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(260, 12%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 12%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.52, 8.98, -13.44)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.52, 16.17, 303.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.692, 69.027, 93.639)`
Decimal	`14603506`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED4F2, 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 #DED4F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED4F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.42:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.81:1	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 #DED4F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded4f2; }
.text { color: #ded4f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded4f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 212 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded4f2, #edd4f2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DED4F2?: #DED4F2 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED4F2?: The RGB value is 222, 212, 242: 222 red, 212 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED4F2?: The complementary color is #E8F2D4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED4F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.81:1 and white text 1.42:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.