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#D0DFFE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D0DFFE

#D0DFFE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.1), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FEEFD0 (champagne), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red208
Green223
Blue254

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.1
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #D0DFFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D0DFFE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D0DFFE.
15.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D0DFFE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D0DFFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6E1FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1DDFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#C5E5E9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D0DFFE?

#D0DFFE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 87% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 18% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D0DFFE?

Use black text. Black on #D0DFFE has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D0DFFE?

Its complementary colour is #FEEFD0, and analogous partners are #D0F6FE and #D8D0FE.