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#D6D2EC

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D6D2EC

With the hex code #D6D2EC, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 82% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E8ECD2, a beige 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 14.29:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green210
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #D6D2EC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D6D2EC.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D6D2EC.
14.29:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6D2EC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6D2EC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD5ED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD4EB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2D6DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6D2EC?

With the hex code #D6D2EC, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 82% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D6D2EC?

Use black text. Black on #D6D2EC has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6D2EC?

Its complementary colour is #E8ECD2, and analogous partners are #D2DBEC and #E3D2EC.