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#D2D7EC

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D2D7EC

#D2D7EC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 84% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.9), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECE7D2 (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 14.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red210
Green215
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.2

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

Text on #D2D7EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D2D7EC.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D2D7EC.
14.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D2D7EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D2D7EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D9ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D7EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCDBDE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D2D7EC?

#D2D7EC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 82% red, 84% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D2D7EC?

Use black text. Black on #D2D7EC has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D2D7EC?

Its complementary colour is #ECE7D2, and analogous partners are #D2E4EC and #DAD2EC.