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#DAE9FE

Lavender · very light cool white

About #DAE9FE

With the hex code #DAE9FE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 91% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 5.1 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FEEFDA, a champagne 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 17.07:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red218
Green233
Blue254

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.1
Light Blue
#ADD8E6 · ΔE 12.9

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

Text on #DAE9FE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DAE9FE.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DAE9FE.
17.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DAE9FE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DAE9FE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2EAFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE6FE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D1EDF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DAE9FE?

With the hex code #DAE9FE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 85% red, 91% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 14% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DAE9FE?

Use black text. Black on #DAE9FE has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DAE9FE?

Its complementary colour is #FEEFDA, and analogous partners are #DAFBFE and #DDDAFE.