Palettes / Colors / #DEDCEF

#DEDCEF — Pale Muted Blue

#DEDCEF is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DEDCEF is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #EDEFDC; it also sits naturally between #DCE4EF and #E7DCEF. 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 86% · Blue 94%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDCEF

.text { color: #DEDCEF; }
.background { background-color: #DEDCEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDCEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 220, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDCEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 220, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDCEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 220, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDCEF

Tints of #DEDCEF

Tones of #DEDCEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEFDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDCEF: #000000.

How #DEDCEF 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 #DEDCEF 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

← #DEDCEE  ·  #DEDCF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDCEF?

#DEDCEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 220, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDCEF?

#DEDCEF is RGB 222, 220, 239 — HSL 246°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DEDCEF?

Its complement is #EDEFDC; analogous partners are #DCE4EF and #E7DCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDCEF for text?

Black text on #DEDCEF has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.