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#D0DEFE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D0DEFE

With the hex code #D0DEFE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 87% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FEF0D0, a champagne shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.56:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green222
Blue254

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #D0DEFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D0DEFE.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D0DEFE.
15.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DEFE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DEFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5E0FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1DCFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E4E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DEFE?

With the hex code #D0DEFE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 87% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DEFE?

Use black text. Black on #D0DEFE has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DEFE?

Its complementary colour is #FEF0D0, and analogous partners are #D0F5FE and #D9D0FE.