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#DAD6FD

Periwinkle · very light cool blue

About #DAD6FD

#DAD6FD is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 84% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Periwinkle (ΔE 7.4), with Lavender the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F9FDD6 (cream), 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 — 15.02:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green214
Blue253

Closest named colours

Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 7.4
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 11.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #DAD6FD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DAD6FD.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on periwinkle #DAD6FD.
15.02:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAD6FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAD6FD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CDDBFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#CDD9FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D3DCE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAD6FD?

#DAD6FD is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 84% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 14% cyan, 15% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAD6FD?

Use black text. Black on #DAD6FD has a contrast ratio of 15.02:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAD6FD?

Its complementary colour is #F9FDD6, and analogous partners are #D6E6FD and #EED6FD.