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#DED7F9 Color

#DED7F9 is rgb(222, 215, 249) in RGB, hsl(252, 74%, 91%) in HSL, and about cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 2%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Soap (#CEC8EF), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.02. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#DED7F9
HEX#DED7F9
RGBrgb(222, 215, 249)
HSLhsl(252, 74%, 91%)
HSVhsv(252, 14%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(89.5% 0.047 294.9)
LABlab(87.34% 7.27 -15.78)
LCHlch(87.34% 17.38 294.74)

What #DED7F9 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 #DED7F9, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.02Pale Lavender#DCD0FFΔE 7.08Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 8.73Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.97Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 9.15Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 9.28

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

#DED7F9 Channel Values

How #DED7F9 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 222 · G 215 · B 2498-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 252° · S 74% · L 91%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 252° · S 14% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 11% · M 14% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.38:1 vs white · 15.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #DED7F9 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 text1.38:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #DED7F9 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #DED7F9

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #DED7F9; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#DED7F9
Complementary
#F2F9D7
Analogous
#D7E1F9
Analogous
#EFD7F9
Triadic
#F9DED7
Triadic
#D7F9DE
Split comp.
#F9EFD7
Split comp.
#E1F9D7

Tints & Shades of #DED7F9

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

#E2DCFA
#E5E0FA
#E9E4FB
#EDE9FC
#F0EDFC
#F4F2FD

Shades

#B2A2F1
#8268E8
#5633E1
#3A1BB6
#291381
#170B47

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #DED7F9.

How #DED7F9 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#DED7F9
Protanopia#D8D8F9
Protanomaly#DBD8F9
Deuteranopia#D9D9F9
Deuteranomaly#DBD8F9
Tritanopia#D9DCDC
Tritanomaly#DBDAE8
Achromatopsia#DBDBDB

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #DED7F9 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-ded7f9: #DED7F9;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #DED7F9;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-ded7f9': '#DED7F9' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.871, green: 0.843, blue: 0.976)
Android XML<color name="color_ded7f9">#DED7F9</color>
SVG fillfill="#DED7F9"

More Blue Colors

#DED7F9 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#DED7F9 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #DED7F9?

#DED7F9 is a lightest blue — rgb(222, 215, 249) in RGB and hsl(252, 74%, 91%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Soap (#CEC8EF), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.02.

What is the RGB value of #DED7F9?

#DED7F9 is rgb(222, 215, 249) — red 222, green 215, and blue 249 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #DED7F9?

#DED7F9 converts to approximately cmyk(11%, 14%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #DED7F9 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #DED7F9 scores 1.38:1 against white and 15.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #DED7F9 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #DED7F9 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.73, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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