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#D0D4E3

Lavender · very light neutral

About #D0D4E3

#D0D4E3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 83% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.4); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E3DFD0 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D0D4E3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red208
Green212
Blue227

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #D0D4E3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D0D4E3.
1.48:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D0D4E3.
14.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0D4E3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0D4E3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D5E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD4E3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD7D9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0D4E3?

#D0D4E3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 82% red, 83% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D0D4E3?

Use black text. Black on #D0D4E3 has a contrast ratio of 14.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0D4E3?

Its complementary colour is #E3DFD0, and analogous partners are #D0DEE3 and #D6D0E3.