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#D2D5ED

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D2D5ED

With the hex code #D2D5ED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.6 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDEAD2, a eggshell shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.48:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red210
Green213
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #D2D5ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D2D5ED.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D2D5ED.
14.48:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2D5ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2D5ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD7EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED5EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCD9DD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2D5ED?

With the hex code #D2D5ED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 82% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D2D5ED?

Use black text. Black on #D2D5ED has a contrast ratio of 14.48:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2D5ED?

Its complementary colour is #EDEAD2, and analogous partners are #D2E3ED and #DCD2ED.