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#DADDEC

Lavender · very light neutral

About #DADDEC

With the hex code #DADDEC, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.5 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #ECE9DA, a eggshell 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 15.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red218
Green221
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.7

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

Text on #DADDEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DADDEC.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DADDEC.
15.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DADDEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9DEED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DDEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6E0E2

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADDEC?

With the hex code #DADDEC, this is a very light blue with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #DADDEC?

Use black text. Black on #DADDEC has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADDEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECE9DA, and analogous partners are #DAE6EC and #E0DAEC.