#D9DDEF
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #D9DDEF
#D9DDEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 87% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.9); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFEBD9 — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #D9DDEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.54:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #D9DDEF?
#D9DDEF is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 87% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #D9DDEF?
Use black text. Black on #D9DDEF has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #D9DDEF?
Its complementary colour is #EFEBD9, and analogous partners are #D9E8EF and #E0D9EF.