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#DADEEE

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #DADEEE

With the hex code #DADEEE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EEEADA, 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 15.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green222
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #DADEEE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DADEEE.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DADEEE.
15.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DADEEE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DADFEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DEEE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6E1E3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DADEEE?

With the hex code #DADEEE, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 87% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DADEEE?

Use black text. Black on #DADEEE has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DADEEE?

Its complementary colour is #EEEADA, and analogous partners are #DAE8EE and #E0DAEE.