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#D8DBF4

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D8DBF4

#D8DBF4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 86% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.9), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4F1D8 (beige), 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 15.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red216
Green219
Blue244

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #D8DBF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D8DBF4.
1.37:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D8DBF4.
15.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8DBF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8DBF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5DDF5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4DBF3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D2DFE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8DBF4?

#D8DBF4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 86% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D8DBF4?

Use black text. Black on #D8DBF4 has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8DBF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4F1D8, and analogous partners are #D8E9F4 and #E3D8F4.