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#DADEEC

Lavender · very light neutral

About #DADEEC

#DADEEC is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.7), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECE8DA (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 15.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red218
Green222
Blue236

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.9
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 8.4

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

Text on #DADEEC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DADEEC.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DADEEC.
15.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DADEEC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADFED
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DEEC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6E0E2

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADEEC?

#DADEEC is a very light, near-neutral blue colour. Digitally that works out to 85% red, 87% green and 93% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 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 #DADEEC?

Use black text. Black on #DADEEC has a contrast ratio of 15.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADEEC?

Its complementary colour is #ECE8DA, and analogous partners are #DAE7EC and #DFDAEC.