What color is #DED7F3?

#DED7F3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED7F3?

The RGB value is 222, 215, 243: 222 red, 215 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED7F3?

The complementary color is #ECF3D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED7F3?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED7F3 color

#DED7F3 rgb(222, 215, 243)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED7F3 is a very light, moderate violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.3% green and 95.3% blue (222, 215, 243).

Its hue angle is 255°, with 54% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.12:1).

#DED7F3 color codes

HEX	`#DED7F3`
RGB	`rgb(222, 215, 243)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.3%, 95.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(255, 54%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(255, 12%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 12%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.29, 7.6, -12.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.29, 14.89, 300.67)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.599, 70.601, 94.685)`
Decimal	`14604275`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED7F3, 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 #DED7F3	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED7F3 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.12:1	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 #DED7F3 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded7f3; }
.text { color: #ded7f3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded7f3; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 215 243 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded7f3, #ecd7f3); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DED7F3?: #DED7F3 is a very light, moderate violet, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED7F3?: The RGB value is 222, 215, 243: 222 red, 215 green and 243 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED7F3?: The complementary color is #ECF3D7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED7F3?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.12:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.