Palettes / Colors / #DED2FA

#DED2FA — Pale Vivid Purple

#DED2FA 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 #DED2FA 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.

#DED2FA 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 #EEFAD1; it also sits naturally between #D1D9FA and #F2D1FA. 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 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DED2FA

.text { color: #DED2FA; }
.background { background-color: #DED2FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED2FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 210, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(258, 80%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED2FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 210, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED2FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 210, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DED2FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED2FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEFAD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DED2FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED2FA

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 #DED2FA 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 #DED2FA 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

← #DED2F9  ·  #DED2FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DED2FA?

#DED2FA is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 210, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DED2FA?

#DED2FA is RGB 222, 210, 250 — HSL 258°, 80%, 90% — CMYK 11%, 16%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DED2FA?

Its complement is #EEFAD1; analogous partners are #D1D9FA and #F2D1FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DED2FA for text?

Black text on #DED2FA has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.