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#D1D4EA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D1D4EA

#D1D4EA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 83% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.7), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAE7D1 (eggshell), 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 14.32:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red209
Green212
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #D1D4EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D1D4EA.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D1D4EA.
14.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D1D4EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D1D4EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD6EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD4E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD8DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D1D4EA?

#D1D4EA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 83% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D1D4EA?

Use black text. Black on #D1D4EA has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D1D4EA?

Its complementary colour is #EAE7D1, and analogous partners are #D1E1EA and #DBD1EA.