Palettes / Colors / #DEDDEE

#DEDDEE — Pale Muted Blue

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

#DEDDEE 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 #EDEEDD; it also sits naturally between #DDE4EE and #E7DDEE. 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 87% · Blue 93%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDDEE

.text { color: #DEDDEE; }
.background { background-color: #DEDDEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDDEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 221, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 33%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDDEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 221, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDDEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 221, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDDEE

Tints of #DEDDEE

Tones of #DEDDEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDDEE: #000000.

How #DEDDEE 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 #DEDDEE 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

← #DEDDED  ·  #DEDDEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDDEE?

#DEDDEE is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 221, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDDEE?

#DEDDEE is RGB 222, 221, 238 — HSL 244°, 33%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DEDDEE?

Its complement is #EDEEDD; analogous partners are #DDE4EE and #E7DDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDDEE for text?

Black text on #DEDDEE has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.