#D5DBF2
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #D5DBF2
#D5DBF2 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.0); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2ECD5 — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D5DBF2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.24:1 (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 #D5DBF2?
#D5DBF2 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D5DBF2?
Use black text. Black on #D5DBF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D5DBF2?
Its complementary colour is #F2ECD5, and analogous partners are #D5E9F2 and #DDD5F2.