#D5DBEF
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #D5DBEF
#D5DBEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 86% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.8); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFE9D5 — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D5DBEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.21:1, 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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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D5DBEF?
#D5DBEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 86% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D5DBEF?
Use black text. Black on #D5DBEF has a contrast ratio of 15.21:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5DBEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFE9D5, and analogous partners are #D5E8EF and #DCD5EF.