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#DADDF0

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #DADDF0

#DADDF0 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.6), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F0EDDA (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green221
Blue240

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.7

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

Text on #DADDF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DADDF0.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DADDF0.
15.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DADDF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DADDF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DFF1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DDEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6E0E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADDF0?

#DADDF0 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 94% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DADDF0?

Use black text. Black on #DADDF0 has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADDF0?

Its complementary colour is #F0EDDA, and analogous partners are #DAE8F0 and #E2DAF0.