Palettes / Colors / #DED9EC

#DED9EC — Pale Muted Purple

#DED9EC is a purple color we call Pale Muted Purple, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the purple family.

#DED9EC 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 #E7ECDA; it also sits naturally between #DADEEC and #E8DAEC. 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 85% · Blue 93%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #DED9EC

.text { color: #DED9EC; }
.background { background-color: #DED9EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DED9EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 217, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(256, 33%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DED9EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 217, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DED9EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 217, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DED9EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DED9EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DED9EC

Tints of #DED9EC

Tones of #DED9EC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7ECDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DED9EC: #000000.

How #DED9EC 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 #DED9EC or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DED9EB  ·  #DED9ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DED9EC?

#DED9EC is Pale Muted Purple, a purple color (RGB 222, 217, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DED9EC?

#DED9EC is RGB 222, 217, 236 — HSL 256°, 33%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DED9EC?

Its complement is #E7ECDA; analogous partners are #DADEEC and #E8DAEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DED9EC for text?

Black text on #DED9EC has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.