What color is #DED8FF?

#DED8FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DED8FF?

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

What is the complementary color of #DED8FF?

The complementary color is #F9FFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED8FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED8FF color

#DED8FF rgb(222, 216, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DED8FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 84.7% green and 100% blue (222, 216, 255).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 100% saturation and 92% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.37:1).

#DED8FF color codes

HEX	`#DED8FF`
RGB	`rgb(222, 216, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 84.7%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 100%, 92%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 15%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(13%, 15%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.9, 9.47, -18.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.9, 20.53, 297.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.726, 71.861, 104.627)`
Decimal	`14604543`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED8FF, 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 #DED8FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.37:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED8FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.37:1	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 #DED8FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded8ff; }
.text { color: #ded8ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded8ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 216 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded8ff, #f2d8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DED8FF?: #DED8FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DED8FF?: The RGB value is 222, 216, 255: 222 red, 216 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED8FF?: The complementary color is #F9FFD8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED8FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.