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#D8DFE4

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #D8DFE4

#D8DFE4 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Light Gray (ΔE 5.3), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E4DDD8 (light gray), 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 15.60:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red216
Green223
Blue228

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 5.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.0
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.9

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

Text on #D8DFE4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D8DFE4.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #D8DFE4.
15.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D8DFE4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D8DFE4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDDFE4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBDDE4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5E0E1

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D8DFE4?

#D8DFE4 is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 2% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #D8DFE4?

Use black text. Black on #D8DFE4 has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D8DFE4?

Its complementary colour is #E4DDD8, and analogous partners are #D8E4E3 and #D8D9E4.