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#D2CEE2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #D2CEE2

With the hex code #D2CEE2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DEE2CE, a eggshell 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 13.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green206
Blue226

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D2CEE2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D2CEE2.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D2CEE2.
13.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2CEE2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2CEE2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CAD1E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD0E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFD1D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2CEE2?

With the hex code #D2CEE2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 81% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2CEE2?

Use black text. Black on #D2CEE2 has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2CEE2?

Its complementary colour is #DEE2CE, and analogous partners are #CED4E2 and #DCCEE2.