#DADBF3
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #DADBF3
#DADBF3 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.4); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F3F2DA — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DADBF3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.41:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DADBF3
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DADBF3?
#DADBF3 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 86% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DADBF3?
Use black text. Black on #DADBF3 has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DADBF3?
Its complementary colour is #F3F2DA, and analogous partners are #DAE7F3 and #E5DAF3.