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#D5D7EB

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D5D7EB

With the hex code #D5D7EB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 84% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 5.5 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBE9D5, a eggshell shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.75:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red213
Green215
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D5D7EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D5D7EB.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D5D7EB.
14.75:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D5D7EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D5D7EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D9EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D7EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1DADD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D5D7EB?

With the hex code #D5D7EB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 84% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D5D7EB?

Use black text. Black on #D5D7EB has a contrast ratio of 14.75:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D5D7EB?

Its complementary colour is #EBE9D5, and analogous partners are #D5E2EB and #DED5EB.