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#D7D6EA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D7D6EA

With the hex code #D7D6EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 84% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E9EAD6, 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 14.70:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green214
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #D7D6EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7D6EA.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7D6EA.
14.70:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7D6EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7D6EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D8EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D7E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3D9DC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7D6EA?

With the hex code #D7D6EA, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 84% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7D6EA?

Use black text. Black on #D7D6EA has a contrast ratio of 14.70:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7D6EA?

Its complementary colour is #E9EAD6, and analogous partners are #D6DFEA and #E1D6EA.