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#DED1DF

Lavender · very light cool pink

About #DED1DF

With the hex code #DED1DF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D2DFD1, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.29:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green209
Blue223

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.0

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #DED1DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DED1DF.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DED1DF.
14.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED1DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED1DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D4E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D5DE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFD2D5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED1DF?

With the hex code #DED1DF, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DED1DF?

Use black text. Black on #DED1DF has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED1DF?

Its complementary colour is #D2DFD1, and analogous partners are #D7D1DF and #DFD1D9.