#DED2FE Color

#DED2FE is rgb(222, 210, 254) in RGB, hsl(256, 96%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 0%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.69. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DED2FE

HEX#DED2FE

RGBrgb(222, 210, 254)

HSLhsl(256, 96%, 91%)

HSVhsv(256, 17%, 100%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 0%)

OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.061 297.6)

LABlab(86.24% 10.51 -20.06)

LCHlch(86.24% 22.64 297.66)

What #DED2FE Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #DED2FE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 1.69 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 5.2 Lavender Blue#CCCCFFΔE 6.46 Thistle#D8BFD8ΔE 12.69 Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 12.77 Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 13.17

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every purple in the library.

#DED2FE Channel Values

How #DED2FE breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 222 · G 210 · B 254	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 256° · S 96% · L 91%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 256° · S 17% · V 100%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 17% · Y 0% · K 0%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.42:1 vs white · 14.76:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DED2FE background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14.76:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #DED2FE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DED2FE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #DED2FE

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DED2FE.

How #DED2FE Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#DED2FE

Protanopia#D4D4FE

Protanomaly#D8D3FE

Deuteranopia#D6D6FE

Deuteranomaly#D9D4FE

Tritanopia#D8D8D8

Tritanomaly#DAD6E8

Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

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Using #DED2FE in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-ded2fe: #DED2FE;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DED2FE;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ded2fe': '#DED2FE' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.824, blue: 0.996)

Android XML<color name="color_ded2fe">#DED2FE</color>

SVG fillfill="#DED2FE"

More Purple Colors

#DED2FE sits in the purple family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

150024 fdf8ff 170b22 fdf4ff 1b0d35 faf5ff 1d0731 fae8ff 1e0033 f6cfff 20002e f3e8ff 300052 402060 541490 6600cc 7008e7 8806ce 9900cc a11fff b19cd9 c27aff cebeef e0b2eb

#DED2FE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DED2FE?

#DED2FE is a lightest purple — rgb(222, 210, 254) in RGB and hsl(256, 96%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Pale Lavender (#DCD0FF), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.69.

What is the RGB value of #DED2FE?

#DED2FE is rgb(222, 210, 254) — red 222, green 210, and blue 254 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DED2FE?

#DED2FE converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 17%, 0%, 0%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DED2FE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DED2FE scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.76:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DED2FE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DED2FE is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is thistle (#D8BFD8) at a CIE76 distance of 12.69, which is visibly different.

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