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#D8D7EA

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D8D7EA

#D8D7EA is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.3); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E9EAD7 — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #D8D7EA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red216
Green215
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #D8D7EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D8D7EA.
1.42:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D8D7EA.
14.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8D7EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8D7EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D9EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D8E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5DADD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8D7EA?

#D8D7EA is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D8D7EA?

Use black text. Black on #D8D7EA has a contrast ratio of 14.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8D7EA?

Its complementary colour is #E9EAD7, and analogous partners are #D7E0EA and #E2D7EA.