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#D3DCF2

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D3DCF2

#D3DCF2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.2), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2E9D3 (eggshell), 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 15.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green220
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #D3DCF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DCF2.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DCF2.
15.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DCF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DCF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DDF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3DBF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCE0E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DCF2?

#D3DCF2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DCF2?

Use black text. Black on #D3DCF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DCF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2E9D3, and analogous partners are #D3ECF2 and #D9D3F2.