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#D3DBEA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D3DBEA

#D3DBEA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.0), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAE2D3 (bone), 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 15.09:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green219
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #D3DBEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DBEA.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DBEA.
15.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DBEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DBEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DCEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DAEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEDEE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DBEA?

#D3DBEA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DBEA?

Use black text. Black on #D3DBEA has a contrast ratio of 15.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DBEA?

Its complementary colour is #EAE2D3, and analogous partners are #D3E7EA and #D7D3EA.