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#D3DDEB

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D3DDEB

#D3DDEB is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% 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 6.2), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBE1D3 (bone), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.31:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red211
Green221
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.6

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

Text on #D3DDEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DDEB.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DDEB.
15.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DDEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DDEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DDEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDE0E1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DDEB?

#D3DDEB is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% 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 #D3DDEB?

Use black text. Black on #D3DDEB has a contrast ratio of 15.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DDEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBE1D3, and analogous partners are #D3E9EB and #D5D3EB.