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#D4CEDE

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #D4CEDE

#D4CEDE is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.6), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #D8DECE (bone), 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 13.68:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green206
Blue222

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2

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

Text on #D4CEDE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D4CEDE.
1.53:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D4CEDE.
13.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4CEDE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4CEDE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CBD0DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CCD0DD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3D0D3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4CEDE?

#D4CEDE is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 81% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4CEDE?

Use black text. Black on #D4CEDE has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4CEDE?

Its complementary colour is #D8DECE, and analogous partners are #CED0DE and #DCCEDE.