What color is #DEDCF5?

#DEDCF5 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDCF5?

The RGB value is 222, 220, 245: 222 red, 220 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDCF5?

The complementary color is #F3F5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDCF5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDCF5 color

#DEDCF5 rgb(222, 220, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #DEDCF5 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 86.3% green and 96.1% blue (222, 220, 245).

Its hue angle is 245°, with 56% saturation and 91% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Lavender (#E6E6FA), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.66:1).

#DEDCF5 color codes

HEX	`#DEDCF5`
RGB	`rgb(222, 220, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 86.3%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(245, 56%, 91%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(245, 10%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(9%, 10%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.59, 5.37, -11.92)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.59, 13.07, 294.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(72.196, 73.308, 96.715)`
Decimal	`14605557`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDCF5, 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 #DEDCF5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDCF5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.34:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.66:1	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 #DEDCF5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedcf5; }
.text { color: #dedcf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedcf5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 220 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedcf5, #ebdcf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #DEDCF5?: #DEDCF5 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Lavender. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDCF5?: The RGB value is 222, 220, 245: 222 red, 220 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDCF5?: The complementary color is #F3F5DC, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDCF5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 and white text 1.34:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.