#D8D5DF
Light Gray · very light neutral
About #D8D5DF
#D8D5DF is a very light, near-neutral purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 84% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% 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 5.5), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DCDFD5 (bone), 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 — 14.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
Colour codes
| HEX | |
|---|---|
| RGB | |
| HSL | |
| HSV / HSB | |
| CMYK | |
| CIELAB | |
| Decimal | |
| CSS |
Closest named colours
ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #D8D5DF
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
Colour-blindness preview
How #D8D5DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
Shades, tints & matching colours
Similar colours
Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D8D5DF?
#D8D5DF is a very light, near-neutral purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 84% green and 87% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #D8D5DF?
Use black text. Black on #D8D5DF has a contrast ratio of 14.50:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D8D5DF?
Its complementary colour is #DCDFD5, and analogous partners are #D5D7DF and #DDD5DF.