What color is #DED7FD?

#DED7FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED7FD?

The RGB value is 222, 215, 253: 222 red, 215 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED7FD?

The complementary color is #F6FDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED7FD?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED7FD color

#DED7FD rgb(222, 215, 253)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DED7FD is a very light, vivid violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.3% green and 99.2% blue (222, 215, 253).

Its hue angle is 251°, with 90% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Love (#D5C7E8), a difference of 4.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.24:1).

#DED7FD color codes

HEX	`#DED7FD`
RGB	`rgb(222, 215, 253)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.3%, 99.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(251, 90%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(251, 15%, 99%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 15%, 0%, 1%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.59, 9.59, -17.63)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.59, 20.07, 298.54)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.151, 71.222, 102.856)`
Decimal	`14604285`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED7FD, 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 #DED7FD	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.24:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED7FD as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.24:1	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 #DED7FD looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded7fd; }
.text { color: #ded7fd; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded7fd; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 215 253 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded7fd, #f1d7fd); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #DED7FD?: #DED7FD is a very light, vivid violet, closest to the named color Foggy Love. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED7FD?: The RGB value is 222, 215, 253: 222 red, 215 green and 253 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED7FD?: The complementary color is #F6FDD7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED7FD?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.