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Recognised as Colour

#DED1EC

  • #DED1EC
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Thistle

#DED1EC is a violet with RGB values 222, 209, 236 and HSL 269°, 42%, 87%. 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

#DED1EC#DED1EC
HEX#DED1EC
RGBrgb(222, 209, 236)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8196, 0.9255
RGB percentages87.1%, 82%, 92.5%
HSLhsl(268.9, 41.5%, 87.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(268.9, 11.4%, 92.5%)
CMYK5.9%, 11.4%, 0%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,602,732
CSS custom property--colour: #DED1EC;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67187WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.44:1
Contrast with white1.45:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#212E13

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#CDD5EDno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.5 from the original
Deuteranopia#CFD6EBno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 7.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DCD4DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 11.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.45:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Thistle · ΔE 7.1Lavender · ΔE 8.7Light steelblue · ΔE 13.3Light grey · ΔE 15Gainsboro · ΔE 15.1Lavender blush · ΔE 15.6
Nearest named CSS colourThistle (#D8BFD8)ΔE 7.13, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DFECD1
Analogous#D1D2EC, #ECD1EC
Triadic#ECDED1, #D1ECDE
Split complementary#ECECD1, #D2ECD1
Tetradic#ECD1D2, #DFECD1, #D1ECEC

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F8F5FB
Darker −10%#C4ADDD
Darker −20%#AA89CE
Darker −30%#9065BF
Darker −40%#7746AB
More saturated +25%#DEC9F4
Less saturated −25%#DED9E4

Channel breakdown

R222
G209
B236
Red222 (87.1%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue236 (92.5%)
Hue268.89°
Saturation (HSL)41.54%
Lightness87.25%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G D1 · B EC

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