What color is #DED9E9?

#DED9E9 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 #DED9E9?

The RGB value is 222, 217, 233: 222 red, 217 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DED9E9?

The complementary color is #E4E9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DED9E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DED9E9 color

#DED9E9 rgb(222, 217, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DED9E9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.1% green and 91.4% blue (222, 217, 233).

Its hue angle is 259°, with 27% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.21:1).

#DED9E9 color codes

HEX	`#DED9E9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 217, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.1%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(259, 27%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(259, 7%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 7%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.5, 4.63, -7.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.5, 8.57, 302.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.642, 71.038, 87.118)`
Decimal	`14604777`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DED9E9, 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 #DED9E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DED9E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.21:1	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 #DED9E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ded9e9; }
.text { color: #ded9e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ded9e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 217 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ded9e9, #e6d9e9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DED9E9?: #DED9E9 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 #DED9E9?: The RGB value is 222, 217, 233: 222 red, 217 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DED9E9?: The complementary color is #E4E9D9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DED9E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.