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#DBDFF1

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #DBDFF1

#DBDFF1 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 87% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.3); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1EDDB — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #DBDFF1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.84:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red219
Green223
Blue241

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DBDFF1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DBDFF1.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DBDFF1.
15.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBDFF1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBDFF1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE0F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9DFF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6E2E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBDFF1?

#DBDFF1 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 87% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DBDFF1?

Use black text. Black on #DBDFF1 has a contrast ratio of 15.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBDFF1?

Its complementary colour is #F1EDDB, and analogous partners are #DBEAF1 and #E2DBF1.