What color is #DEDFEA?

#DEDFEA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #DEDFEA?

The RGB value is 222, 223, 234: 222 red, 223 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #DEDFEA?

The complementary color is #EAE9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #DEDFEA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#DEDFEA color

#DEDFEA rgb(222, 223, 234)

Shades of gray

The hex color #DEDFEA is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.1% red, 87.5% green and 91.8% blue (222, 223, 234).

Its hue angle is 235°, with 22% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 5% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Homoeopathic Lilac (#E1E0EB), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.85:1).

#DEDFEA color codes

HEX	`#DEDFEA`
RGB	`rgb(222, 223, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.1%, 87.5%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(235, 22%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(235, 5%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(5%, 5%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.04, 1.69, -5.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.04, 5.73, 287.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(71.36, 74.245, 88.397)`
Decimal	`14606314`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #DEDFEA, 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 #DEDFEA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#DEDFEA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.32:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.85:1	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 #DEDFEA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #dedfea; }
.text { color: #dedfea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dedfea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(222 223 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #dedfea, #e3deea); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #DEDFEA?: #DEDFEA is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Homoeopathic Lilac. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #DEDFEA?: The RGB value is 222, 223, 234: 222 red, 223 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #DEDFEA?: The complementary color is #EAE9DE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #DEDFEA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 and white text 1.32:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.