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#D4DCF4

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D4DCF4

#D4DCF4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% 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 #F4ECD4 (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 15.34:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green220
Blue244

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #D4DCF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D4DCF4.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D4DCF4.
15.34:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4DCF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4DCF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DEF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3DBF3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CDE0E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4DCF4?

#D4DCF4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 86% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4DCF4?

Use black text. Black on #D4DCF4 has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4DCF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4ECD4, and analogous partners are #D4ECF4 and #DCD4F4.