#DAE8FE
Lavender · very light cool white
About #DAE8FE
#DAE8FE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 91% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.8); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FEF0DA — a champagne tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DAE8FE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.95:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DAE8FE?
#DAE8FE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 85% red, 91% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 14% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DAE8FE?
Use black text. Black on #DAE8FE has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DAE8FE?
Its complementary colour is #FEF0DA, and analogous partners are #DAFAFE and #DEDAFE.