#D5D8EA
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #D5D8EA
With the hex code #D5D8EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 85% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 8% 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 5.4 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAE7D5, 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 14.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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›What colour is #D5D8EA?
With the hex code #D5D8EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 85% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #D5D8EA?
Use black text. Black on #D5D8EA has a contrast ratio of 14.84:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5D8EA?
Its complementary colour is #EAE7D5, and analogous partners are #D5E3EA and #DDD5EA.