#DADFF5
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #DADFF5
#DADFF5 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 87% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.4); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F5F0DA — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DADFF5 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.85:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DADFF5
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DADFF5?
#DADFF5 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 87% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DADFF5?
Use black text. Black on #DADFF5 has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DADFF5?
Its complementary colour is #F5F0DA, and analogous partners are #DAEDF5 and #E3DAF5.