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#D3CEE1

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #D3CEE1

With the hex code #D3CEE1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 8.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCE1CE, a bone 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 — 13.69:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green206
Blue225

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.3

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

Text on #D3CEE1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3CEE1.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3CEE1.
13.69:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3CEE1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3CEE1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD1E2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CBD0E0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D1D4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3CEE1?

With the hex code #D3CEE1, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 81% green and 88% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 12% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3CEE1?

Use black text. Black on #D3CEE1 has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3CEE1?

Its complementary colour is #DCE1CE, and analogous partners are #CED3E1 and #DDCEE1.