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#DAD7EB

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #DAD7EB

#DAD7EB is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.2); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E8EBD7 — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAD7EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.90:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red218
Green215
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8

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

Text on #DAD7EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DAD7EB.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DAD7EB.
14.90:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAD7EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAD7EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3D9EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D9EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7DADD

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAD7EB?

#DAD7EB is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 84% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DAD7EB?

Use black text. Black on #DAD7EB has a contrast ratio of 14.90:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAD7EB?

Its complementary colour is #E8EBD7, and analogous partners are #D7DEEB and #E4D7EB.