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#D3DCEA

Lavender · very light neutral

About #D3DCEA

#D3DCEA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 86% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.2); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EAE1D3 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D3DCEA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.20:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red211
Green220
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #D3DCEA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DCEA.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DCEA.
15.20:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DCEA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DCEA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DCEB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DAEA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEDFE0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DCEA?

#D3DCEA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 83% red, 86% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DCEA?

Use black text. Black on #D3DCEA has a contrast ratio of 15.20:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DCEA?

Its complementary colour is #EAE1D3, and analogous partners are #D3E8EA and #D5D3EA.