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#D7DAEC

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D7DAEC

With the hex code #D7DAEC, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 85% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECE9D7, 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 15.13:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green218
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.8

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

Text on #D7DAEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7DAEC.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7DAEC.
15.13:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7DAEC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7DAEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DCED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DAEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DDE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7DAEC?

With the hex code #D7DAEC, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 85% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7DAEC?

Use black text. Black on #D7DAEC has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7DAEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECE9D7, and analogous partners are #D7E4EC and #DFD7EC.