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#D9D1EA

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #D9D1EA

With the hex code #D9D1EA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 82% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2EAD1, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.26:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red217
Green209
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.5

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

Text on #D9D1EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D9D1EA.
1.47:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D9D1EA.
14.26:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9D1EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9D1EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD5EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED5E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6D4D9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9D1EA?

With the hex code #D9D1EA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 82% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #D9D1EA?

Use black text. Black on #D9D1EA has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9D1EA?

Its complementary colour is #E2EAD1, and analogous partners are #D1D6EA and #E6D1EA.