What color is #DED8E8?

#DED8E8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED8E8?

The RGB value is 222, 216, 232: 222 red, 216 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED8E8?

The complementary color is #E2E8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED8E8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED8E8 color

#DED8E8 rgb(222, 216, 232)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED8E8 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.7% green and 91% blue (222, 216, 232).

Its hue angle is 263°, with 26% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 2.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.09:1).

#DED8E8 color codes

HEX	`#DED8E8`
RGB	`rgb(222, 216, 232)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.7%, 91%)`
HSL	`hsl(263, 26%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(263, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(4%, 7%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.23, 4.96, -7.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.23, 8.66, 304.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.243, 70.468, 86.282)`
Decimal	`14604520`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED8E8, 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 #DED8E8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.09:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED8E8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.09:1	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 #DED8E8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded8e8; }
.text { color: #ded8e8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded8e8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 216 232 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded8e8, #e6d8e8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DED8E8?: #DED8E8 is a very light, desaturated violet, closest to the named color Velvet Scarf. It belongs to the purple family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED8E8?: The RGB value is 222, 216, 232: 222 red, 216 green and 232 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED8E8?: The complementary color is #E2E8D8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED8E8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.