#DAD2ED
Lavender · very light cool purple
About #DAD2ED
#DAD2ED is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 82% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E5EDD2 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAD2ED for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.42:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DAD2ED
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAD2ED?
#DAD2ED is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 82% green and 93% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DAD2ED?
Use black text. Black on #DAD2ED has a contrast ratio of 14.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAD2ED?
Its complementary colour is #E5EDD2, and analogous partners are #D2D7ED and #E8D2ED.