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#D4DDFC

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D4DDFC

#D4DDFC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.3), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCF3D4 (beige), 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 15.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red212
Green221
Blue252

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #D4DDFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D4DDFC.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D4DDFC.
15.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D4DDFC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D4DDFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DFFE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2DCFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CBE3E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D4DDFC?

#D4DDFC is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 83% red, 87% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 16% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D4DDFC?

Use black text. Black on #D4DDFC has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D4DDFC?

Its complementary colour is #FCF3D4, and analogous partners are #D4F1FC and #DFD4FC.