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#D7DEE3

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D7DEE3

#D7DEE3 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.0), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E3DCD7 (light gray), 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 — 15.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red215
Green222
Blue227

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.3
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0

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

Text on #D7DEE3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D7DEE3.
1.36:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D7DEE3.
15.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7DEE3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7DEE3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCDEE3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADCE3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4DFE0

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7DEE3?

#D7DEE3 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #D7DEE3?

Use black text. Black on #D7DEE3 has a contrast ratio of 15.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7DEE3?

Its complementary colour is #E3DCD7, and analogous partners are #D7E3E2 and #D7D8E3.