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#D3D0DB

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D3D0DB

#D3D0DB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 82% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.9); Silver comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D8DBD0 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3D0DB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 13.82:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red211
Green208
Blue219

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.9
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 8.6
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1

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

Text on #D3D0DB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3D0DB.
1.52:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D3D0DB.
13.82:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3D0DB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3D0DB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED1DC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD1DB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2D1D3

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3D0DB?

#D3D0DB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 82% green and 86% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D3D0DB?

Use black text. Black on #D3D0DB has a contrast ratio of 13.82:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3D0DB?

Its complementary colour is #D8DBD0, and analogous partners are #D0D3DB and #D8D0DB.