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#DED1E2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DED1E2

With the hex code #DED1E2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5E2D1, a bone shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green209
Blue226

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #DED1E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DED1E2.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DED1E2.
14.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED1E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED1E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD4E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D6E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED3D6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED1E2?

With the hex code #DED1E2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DED1E2?

Use black text. Black on #DED1E2 has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED1E2?

Its complementary colour is #D5E2D1, and analogous partners are #D6D1E2 and #E2D1DD.