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Recognised as Colour

#DEDAE5

  • #DEDAE5
  • Violet
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gainsboro

#DEDAE5 is a violet with RGB values 222, 218, 229 and HSL 262°, 17%, 88%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gainsboro.

Colour values

#DEDAE5#DEDAE5
HEX#DEDAE5
RGBrgb(222, 218, 229)
RGB (0–1)0.8706, 0.8549, 0.898
RGB percentages87.1%, 85.5%, 89.8%
HSLhsl(261.8, 17.5%, 87.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(261.8, 4.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK3.1%, 4.8%, 0%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,605,029
CSS custom property--colour: #DEDAE5;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.7133WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.27:1
Contrast with white1.38:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DCDCDC
Inverted#21251A

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D8DCE6no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#D9DCE5no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original
Tritanopia#DDDBDDno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 4.8 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.38:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.27:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gainsboro · ΔE 5.9Lavender · ΔE 6.3Light grey · ΔE 6.7Lavender blush · ΔE 9.8Ghost white · ΔE 10.4Alice blue · ΔE 10.7
Nearest named CSS colourGainsboro (#DCDCDC)ΔE 5.94, clearly different but related
Hue familyviolet
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#E1E5DA
Analogous#DADBE5, #E4DAE5
Triadic#E5DEDA, #DAE5DE
Split complementary#E5E4DA, #DBE5DA
Tetradic#E5DADB, #E1E5DA, #DAE5E4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FFFFFF
Lighter +20%#FFFFFF
Lighter +10%#F9F8FA
Darker −10%#C3BCD0
Darker −20%#A99EBB
Darker −30%#8E80A6
Darker −40%#74648F
More saturated +25%#DCD2ED
Less saturated −25%#E0E0E0

Channel breakdown

R222
G218
B229
Red222 (87.1%)
Green218 (85.5%)
Blue229 (89.8%)
Hue261.82°
Saturation (HSL)17.46%
Lightness87.65%
Dominant channelBlue
Hex per channelR DE · G DA · B E5

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