#ded9e0

Color #ded9e0

A nearly neutral, gray-leaning very light purple.

Closest named color Gainsboro #dcdcdc · ΔE 4.13 Nearest Tailwind class mauve-300 #d7d0d7 · ΔE 2.2

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Conversions

HEX

#ded9e0

RGB

rgb(222, 217, 224)

HSL

hsl(282.9, 10.1%, 86.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(282.9, 3.1%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0.9%, 3.1%, 0%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(87.26, 2.96, -2.83)

LCH

lch(87.26, 4.1, 316.29)

OKLCH

oklch(89.1%, 0.0109, 316.49)

HWB

hwb(282.9, 85.1%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#dbe0d9

Analogous

#dbd9e0

#ded9e0

#e0d9df

Triadic

#ded9e0

#e0ded9

#d9e0de

Split-complementary

#ded9e0

#dfe0d9

#d9e0db

Tetradic

#ded9e0

#e0d9db

#dbe0d9

#d9e0de

Square

#ded9e0

#e0dbd9

#dbe0d9

#d9dfe0

Shades

Color #ded9e0 mixed toward black.

#bbb1bf

#98889e

#736379

#4d4251

#262128

Tints

Color #ded9e0 mixed toward white.

#e4dfe5

#e9e6ea

#efecf0

#f4f2f5

#faf9fa

Tones

Color #ded9e0 mixed toward gray.

#dedadf

#dddbde

#dddcdd

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dcdcde · ΔE 3.8

Deuteranopia

#dcddde · ΔE 4.7

Tritanopia

#dedddd · ΔE 4.4

Achromatopsia

#dbdbdb · ΔE 4.7

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #ded9e0;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ded9e0]

Related colors

Dark Violet #9400d3

Dark Orchid #9932cc

Medium Orchid #ba55d3

Indigo #4b0082

Blue Violet #8a2be2

Rebecca Purple #663399

Frequently asked questions

#ded9e0 (#ded9e0) is rgb(222, 217, 224) in RGB.

No, #ded9e0 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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