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#D7DBEB

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D7DBEB

With the hex code #D7DBEB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 86% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 7% 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 4.9 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EBE7D7, a eggshell shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.22:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green219
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #D7DBEB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7DBEB.
1.38:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7DBEB.
15.22:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7DBEB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7DBEB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D7DCEC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DBEB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DEE0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7DBEB?

With the hex code #D7DBEB, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 84% red, 86% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D7DBEB?

Use black text. Black on #D7DBEB has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7DBEB?

Its complementary colour is #EBE7D7, and analogous partners are #D7E5EB and #DDD7EB.