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#DAD6FC

Periwinkle · very light cool blue

About #DAD6FC

With the hex code #DAD6FC, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 84% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Periwinkle — a ΔE of 7.9 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F8FCD6, a cream 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 15.01:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green214
Blue252

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 7.9
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 10.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.1

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

Text on #DAD6FC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DAD6FC.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DAD6FC.
15.01:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAD6FC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAD6FC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CEDBFE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CED9FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DCE2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAD6FC?

With the hex code #DAD6FC, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 84% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAD6FC?

Use black text. Black on #DAD6FC has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAD6FC?

Its complementary colour is #F8FCD6, and analogous partners are #D6E5FC and #EDD6FC.