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#D5D4E8

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D5D4E8

With the hex code #D5D4E8, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 83% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.3 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7E8D4, a eggshell shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red213
Green212
Blue232

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #D5D4E8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D5D4E8.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D5D4E8.
14.41:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5D4E8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5D4E8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D6E9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CFD5E7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1D7DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5D4E8?

With the hex code #D5D4E8, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 83% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5D4E8?

Use black text. Black on #D5D4E8 has a contrast ratio of 14.41:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5D4E8?

Its complementary colour is #E7E8D4, and analogous partners are #D4DDE8 and #DFD4E8.