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#D6DFF0

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D6DFF0

#D6DFF0 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 87% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.7); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0E7D6 — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D6DFF0 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.67:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red214
Green223
Blue240

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D6DFF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D6DFF0.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D6DFF0.
15.67:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6DFF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6DFF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE0F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDF0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D0E2E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6DFF0?

#D6DFF0 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 87% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D6DFF0?

Use black text. Black on #D6DFF0 has a contrast ratio of 15.67:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6DFF0?

Its complementary colour is #F0E7D6, and analogous partners are #D6ECF0 and #DAD6F0.