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#D3DBEC

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D3DBEC

With the hex code #D3DBEC, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 86% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECE4D3, a eggshell 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 15.11:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green219
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #D3DBEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DBEC.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DBEC.
15.11:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DBEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DBEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DCED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DAEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDDEE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DBEC?

With the hex code #D3DBEC, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 83% red, 86% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DBEC?

Use black text. Black on #D3DBEC has a contrast ratio of 15.11:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DBEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECE4D3, and analogous partners are #D3E8EC and #D7D3EC.