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#DED2E1

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DED2E1

With the hex code #DED2E1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.0 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D5E1D2, 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 — 14.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green210
Blue225

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #DED2E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DED2E1.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DED2E1.
14.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED2E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED2E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D5E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D6E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED3D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED2E1?

With the hex code #DED2E1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DED2E1?

Use black text. Black on #DED2E1 has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED2E1?

Its complementary colour is #D5E1D2, and analogous partners are #D7D2E1 and #E1D2DD.