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#D8DEED

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #D8DEED

With the hex code #D8DEED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 6% 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 4.8 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EDE7D8, a eggshell 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 — 15.59:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red216
Green222
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.6
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #D8DEED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D8DEED.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D8DEED.
15.59:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8DEED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8DEED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADFEE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3E1E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8DEED?

With the hex code #D8DEED, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D8DEED?

Use black text. Black on #D8DEED has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8DEED?

Its complementary colour is #EDE7D8, and analogous partners are #D8E8ED and #DCD8ED.