Palettes / Colors / #DED1FF

#DED1FF — Pale Vivid Purple

#DED1FF is a purple color we call Pale Vivid Purple, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the purple family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DED1FF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DED1FF is a cool purple color associated with luxury, creativity and mystery. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F2FFD1; it also sits naturally between #D1DBFF and #F5D1FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 82% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #DED1FF

.text { color: #DED1FF; }
.background { background-color: #DED1FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED1FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 209, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(257, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED1FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 209, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED1FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 209, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DED1FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED1FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2FFD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DED1FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED1FF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DED1FF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DED1FF rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DED1FE  ·  #DED200 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DED1FF?

#DED1FF is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 209, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DED1FF?

#DED1FF is RGB 222, 209, 255 — HSL 257°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 13%, 18%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DED1FF?

Its complement is #F2FFD1; analogous partners are #D1DBFF and #F5D1FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DED1FF for text?

Black text on #DED1FF has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.