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#D1D4E4

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D1D4E4

#D1D4E4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 83% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4E1D1 (bone), 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 14.25:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green212
Blue228

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.9

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

Text on #D1D4E4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D1D4E4.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D1D4E4.
14.25:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1D4E4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1D4E4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D5E5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD4E4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDD7D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1D4E4?

#D1D4E4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 83% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1D4E4?

Use black text. Black on #D1D4E4 has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1D4E4?

Its complementary colour is #E4E1D1, and analogous partners are #D1DEE4 and #D8D1E4.