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#D7D7EA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D7D7EA

#D7D7EA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 84% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.3), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EAEAD7 (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.80:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green215
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.1

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

Text on #D7D7EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7D7EA.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7D7EA.
14.80:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7D7EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7D7EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D9EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D8E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DADD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7D7EA?

#D7D7EA is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 84% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7D7EA?

Use black text. Black on #D7D7EA has a contrast ratio of 14.80:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7D7EA?

Its complementary colour is #EAEAD7, and analogous partners are #D7E1EA and #E1D7EA.