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#DED3E1

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DED3E1

#DED3E1 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 83% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.8), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D6E1D3 (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green211
Blue225

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #DED3E1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DED3E1.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DED3E1.
14.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DED3E1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DED3E1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D6E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D7E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED4D7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DED3E1?

#DED3E1 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 83% green and 88% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DED3E1?

Use black text. Black on #DED3E1 has a contrast ratio of 14.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DED3E1?

Its complementary colour is #D6E1D3, and analogous partners are #D7D3E1 and #E1D3DD.