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#D9D4E2

Lavender · very light neutral

About #D9D4E2

#D9D4E2 is a very light, near-neutral purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 83% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.1), with Light Gray the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DDE2D4 (bone), 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 14.47:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red217
Green212
Blue226

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 7.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #D9D4E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D9D4E2.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #D9D4E2.
14.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #D9D4E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#D9D4E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D6E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D6E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8D6D8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #D9D4E2?

#D9D4E2 is a very light, near-neutral purple colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 83% green and 89% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 6% 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 #D9D4E2?

Use black text. Black on #D9D4E2 has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #D9D4E2?

Its complementary colour is #DDE2D4, and analogous partners are #D4D6E2 and #E0D4E2.