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Recognised as Colour

#DED3E8

  • #DED3E8
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Lavender

#DED3E8 is a violet with RGB values 222, 211, 232 and HSL 271°, 31%, 87%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Lavender.

Colour values

#DED3E8#DED3E8
HEX#DED3E8
RGBrgb(222, 211, 232)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8275, 0.9098
RGB percentages87.1%, 82.7%, 91%
HSLhsl(271.4, 31.3%, 86.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(271.4, 9.1%, 91%)
CMYK4.3%, 9.1%, 0%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,603,240
CSS custom property--colour: #DED3E8;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.67944WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.59:1
Contrast with white1.44:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D7D7D7
Inverted#212C17

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D0D6E9no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#D2D7E7no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6.3 from the original
Tritanopia#DDD5DAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 8.5 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.44:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.59:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Lavender · ΔE 7.1Thistle · ΔE 8.2Light grey · ΔE 11.8Gainsboro · ΔE 11.9Lavender blush · ΔE 13.2Light steelblue · ΔE 13.2
Nearest named CSS colourLavender (#E6E6FA)ΔE 7.05, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#DDE8D3
Analogous#D4D3E8, #E8D3E7
Triadic#E8DED3, #D3E8DE
Split complementary#E7E8D3, #D3E8D4
Tetradic#E8D4D3, #DDE8D3, #D3E7E8

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F7F4FA
Darker −10%#C5B2D6
Darker −20%#AC90C5
Darker −30%#936FB3
Darker −40%#79529D
More saturated +25%#DECBF0
Less saturated −25%#DEDBE0

Channel breakdown

R222
G211
B232
Red222 (87.1%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue232 (91%)
Hue271.43°
Saturation (HSL)31.34%
Lightness86.86%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G D3 · B E8

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