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#D3CEDE

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #D3CEDE

With the hex code #D3CEDE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D9DECE, a bone 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 13.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green206
Blue222

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.4

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

Text on #D3CEDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3CEDE.
1.54:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3CEDE.
13.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3CEDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3CEDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD0DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD0DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D0D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3CEDE?

With the hex code #D3CEDE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3CEDE?

Use black text. Black on #D3CEDE has a contrast ratio of 13.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3CEDE?

Its complementary colour is #D9DECE, and analogous partners are #CED1DE and #DBCEDE.