Recognised as Colour
#DED1E5
- #DED1E5
- Violet
- Light
- Nearest: Thistle
#DED1E5 is a violet with RGB values 222, 209, 229 and HSL 279°, 28%, 86%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Thistle.
Colour values
#DED1E5#DED1E5
HEX#DED1E5
RGBrgb(222, 209, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8196, 0.898
RGB percentages87.1%, 82%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(279, 27.8%, 85.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(279, 8.7%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.1%, 8.7%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,602,725
CSS custom property--colour: #DED1E5;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66788WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.36:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.36:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#212E1A
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.36:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#D8E5D1
Analogous#D4D1E5, #E5D1E2
Triadic#E5DED1, #D1E5DE
Split complementary#E2E5D1, #D1E5D4
Tetradic#E5D4D1, #D8E5D1, #D1E2E5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R222
G209
B229
Red222 (87.1%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue279°
Saturation (HSL)27.78%
Lightness85.88%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G D1 · B E5
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