Close to Quartz
#DEDDEB
#DEDDEB is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 86.7% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 244°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #DEDDEB.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.34:1 FailBlack text on this color
15.65:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.34:1 FailThis color as text on black
15.65:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #DEDDEB as they’d see it.
#DEDDEB in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #DEDDEB
What color is #DEDDEB?
#DEDDEB is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 87.1% red, 86.7% green, and 92.2% blue. Its hue is 244°, with 26% saturation and 89% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #DEDDEB in RGB?
#DEDDEB is rgb(222, 221, 235): 222 red, 221 green, and 235 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #DEDDEB in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(6, 6, 0, 8). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #DEDDEB?
PANTONE 2649 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #DEDDEB?
Its complement #DEDFD1 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.