Palettes / Colors / #DED4FC
#DED4FC — Pale Vivid Purple
#DED4FC 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 #DED4FC 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.
#DED4FC 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 #F2FCD4; it also sits naturally between #D4DEFC and #F2D4FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DED4FC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 212, 252 |
| HSL | 255°, 87%, 91% |
| HSV | 255°, 16%, 99% |
| CMYK | 12%, 16%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 71.24, 69.64, 101.78 |
| Yxy | 69.64, 0.2936, 0.2870 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.82, 10.98, -18.28 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.45, 10.96, -19.15 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 83% · Blue 99%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DED4FC
.text { color: #DED4FC; }
.background { background-color: #DED4FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED4FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 212, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(255, 87%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED4FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 212, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED4FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 212, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DED4FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED4FC">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DED4FC
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Tones of #DED4FC
Color harmonies
Complementary — #F2FCD4:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DED4FC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DED4FC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DED4FC: ·
How #DED4FC 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 #DED4FC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DED4FC?
#DED4FC is Pale Vivid Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 212, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DED4FC?
#DED4FC is RGB 222, 212, 252 — HSL 255°, 87%, 91% — CMYK 12%, 16%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #DED4FC?
Its complement is #F2FCD4; analogous partners are #D4DEFC and #F2D4FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DED4FC for text?
Black text on #DED4FC has a contrast ratio of 14.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.