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#D6DFF4

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D6DFF4

With the hex code #D6DFF4, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.4 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F4EBD6, 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 15.72:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red214
Green223
Blue244

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #D6DFF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D6DFF4.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D6DFF4.
15.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D6DFF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D6DFF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9E0F5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DEF3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CFE3E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D6DFF4?

With the hex code #D6DFF4, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 87% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D6DFF4?

Use black text. Black on #D6DFF4 has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D6DFF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4EBD6, and analogous partners are #D6EEF4 and #DCD6F4.