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#D0D0EA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D0D0EA

#D0D0EA is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 82% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.3); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAEAD0 — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D0D0EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 13.89:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green208
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.3

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #D0D0EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D0D0EA.
1.51:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D0D0EA.
13.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0D0EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0D0EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD3EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#C9D1E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBD4D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0D0EA?

#D0D0EA is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 82% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0D0EA?

Use black text. Black on #D0D0EA has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0D0EA?

Its complementary colour is #EAEAD0, and analogous partners are #D0DDEA and #DDD0EA.