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#D3DFF2

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D3DFF2

#D3DFF2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.3), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F2E6D3 (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 15.61:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red211
Green223
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #D3DFF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DFF2.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D3DFF2.
15.61:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D3DFF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D3DFF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9E0F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DDF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CCE3E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D3DFF2?

#D3DFF2 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D3DFF2?

Use black text. Black on #D3DFF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D3DFF2?

Its complementary colour is #F2E6D3, and analogous partners are #D3EFF2 and #D6D3F2.