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#DBD7EE

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DBD7EE

With the hex code #DBD7EE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 10% 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 5.4 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAEED7, a beige 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 14.97:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red219
Green215
Blue238

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.7

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

Text on #DBD7EE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DBD7EE.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DBD7EE.
14.97:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBD7EE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBD7EE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D3DAEF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D9ED
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8DADE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBD7EE?

With the hex code #DBD7EE, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 84% green and 93% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBD7EE?

Use black text. Black on #DBD7EE has a contrast ratio of 14.97:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBD7EE?

Its complementary colour is #EAEED7, and analogous partners are #D7DFEE and #E6D7EE.