What color is #DED6F1?

#DED6F1 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED6F1?

The RGB value is 222, 214, 241: 222 red, 214 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED6F1?

The complementary color is #E9F1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED6F1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED6F1 color

#DED6F1 rgb(222, 214, 241)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED6F1 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 83.9% green and 94.5% blue (222, 214, 241).

Its hue angle is 258°, with 49% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.99:1).

#DED6F1 color codes

HEX	`#DED6F1`
RGB	`rgb(222, 214, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 83.9%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(258, 49%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(258, 11%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 11%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.98, 7.73, -12.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.98, 14.46, 302.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.045, 69.974, 93.018)`
Decimal	`14604017`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED6F1, 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 #DED6F1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.99:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED6F1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.4:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.99:1	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 #DED6F1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded6f1; }
.text { color: #ded6f1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded6f1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 214 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded6f1, #ebd6f1); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #DED6F1?: #DED6F1 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED6F1?: The RGB value is 222, 214, 241: 222 red, 214 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED6F1?: The complementary color is #E9F1D6, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED6F1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.99:1 and white text 1.4:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.