What color is #DED8EF?

#DED8EF 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 #DED8EF?

The RGB value is 222, 216, 239: 222 red, 216 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED8EF?

The complementary color is #E9EFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED8EF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED8EF color

#DED8EF rgb(222, 216, 239)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED8EF is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.7% green and 93.7% blue (222, 216, 239).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 42% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 3.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

#DED8EF color codes

HEX	`#DED8EF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 216, 239)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.7%, 93.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 42%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 10%, 94%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 10%, 0%, 6%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.42, 6.3, -10.5)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.42, 12.24, 300.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(70.257, 70.873, 91.623)`
Decimal	`14604527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED8EF, 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 #DED8EF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED8EF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	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 #DED8EF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded8ef; }
.text { color: #ded8ef; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded8ef; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 216 239 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded8ef, #e9d8ef); }

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Questions

What color is #DED8EF?: #DED8EF 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 #DED8EF?: The RGB value is 222, 216, 239: 222 red, 216 green and 239 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED8EF?: The complementary color is #E9EFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED8EF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.