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#D7E4FE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D7E4FE

#D7E4FE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 89% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.5), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FEF1D7 (champagne), 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 16.42:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red215
Green228
Blue254

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.2
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #D7E4FE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7E4FE.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D7E4FE.
16.42:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D7E4FE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D7E4FE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DCE5FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9E2FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#CEE9EC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D7E4FE?

#D7E4FE is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 84% red, 89% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 15% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D7E4FE?

Use black text. Black on #D7E4FE has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D7E4FE?

Its complementary colour is #FEF1D7, and analogous partners are #D7F8FE and #DED7FE.