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#D4D3EB

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D4D3EB

#D4D3EB is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 83% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAEBD3 (eggshell), 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 — 14.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red212
Green211
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #D4D3EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D4D3EB.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D4D3EB.
14.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4D3EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4D3EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CED6EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD4EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0D7DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4D3EB?

#D4D3EB is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 83% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4D3EB?

Use black text. Black on #D4D3EB has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4D3EB?

Its complementary colour is #EAEBD3, and analogous partners are #D3DEEB and #E0D3EB.