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#D7DAED

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D7DAED

#D7DAED is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 85% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.6), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDEAD7 (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.14:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green218
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #D7DAED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7DAED.
1.39:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7DAED.
15.14:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7DAED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7DAED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DCEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DAEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DDE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7DAED?

#D7DAED is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 85% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7DAED?

Use black text. Black on #D7DAED has a contrast ratio of 15.14:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7DAED?

Its complementary colour is #EDEAD7, and analogous partners are #D7E5ED and #DFD7ED.