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#D9D2ED

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #D9D2ED

#D9D2ED is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 82% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E6EDD2 (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.39:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red217
Green210
Blue237

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #D9D2ED

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D9D2ED.
1.46:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D9D2ED.
14.39:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9D2ED appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9D2ED
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDD6EE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED5EC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6D6DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9D2ED?

#D9D2ED is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 82% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #D9D2ED?

Use black text. Black on #D9D2ED has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9D2ED?

Its complementary colour is #E6EDD2, and analogous partners are #D2D9ED and #E6D2ED.