What color is #DEDAE9?

#DEDAE9 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 #DEDAE9?

The RGB value is 222, 218, 233: 222 red, 218 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDAE9?

The complementary color is #E5E9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDAE9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDAE9 color

#DEDAE9 rgb(222, 218, 233)

Shades of purple

The hex color #DEDAE9 is a very light, desaturated violet.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 85.5% green and 91.4% blue (222, 218, 233).

Its hue angle is 256°, with 25% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Velvet Scarf (#E3DFEC), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.31:1).

#DEDAE9 color codes

HEX	`#DEDAE9`
RGB	`rgb(222, 218, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 85.5%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(256, 25%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(256, 6%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 6%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.75, 4.1, -6.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.75, 7.98, 300.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.901, 71.556, 87.204)`
Decimal	`14605033`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDAE9, 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 #DEDAE9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDAE9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.37:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.31:1	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 #DEDAE9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedae9; }
.text { color: #dedae9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedae9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 218 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedae9, #e5dae9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DEDAE9?: #DEDAE9 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 #DEDAE9?: The RGB value is 222, 218, 233: 222 red, 218 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDAE9?: The complementary color is #E5E9DA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDAE9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 and white text 1.37:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.