#DED5EF
Lavender · very light cool purple
About #DED5EF
#DED5EF is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E6EFD5 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DED5EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DED5EF?
#DED5EF is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 84% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DED5EF?
Use black text. Black on #DED5EF has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DED5EF?
Its complementary colour is #E6EFD5, and analogous partners are #D5D9EF and #EBD5EF.