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#D7D1DF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D7D1DF

#D7D1DF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 82% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 7.7); Lavender comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #D9DFD1 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D7D1DF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.08:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red215
Green209
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D7D1DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D7D1DF.
1.49:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D7D1DF.
14.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7D1DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7D1DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD3E0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D0D3DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6D3D5

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7D1DF?

#D7D1DF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 84% red, 82% green and 87% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D7D1DF?

Use black text. Black on #D7D1DF has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7D1DF?

Its complementary colour is #D9DFD1, and analogous partners are #D1D2DF and #DED1DF.