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#D8D2ED

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #D8D2ED

With the hex code #D8D2ED, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 82% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 11% 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 7.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E7EDD2, a beige 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 — 14.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green210
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #D8D2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D8D2ED.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D8D2ED.
14.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8D2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8D2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD6EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD5EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D4D6DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8D2ED?

With the hex code #D8D2ED, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 82% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D8D2ED?

Use black text. Black on #D8D2ED has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8D2ED?

Its complementary colour is #E7EDD2, and analogous partners are #D2D9ED and #E6D2ED.