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#DBDFF5

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #DBDFF5

With the hex code #DBDFF5, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 87% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 3.2 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F5F1DB, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.89:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green223
Blue245

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.4

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

Text on #DBDFF5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DBDFF5.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DBDFF5.
15.89:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBDFF5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBDFF5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE1F6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8DFF4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6E3E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBDFF5?

With the hex code #DBDFF5, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 87% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBDFF5?

Use black text. Black on #DBDFF5 has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBDFF5?

Its complementary colour is #F5F1DB, and analogous partners are #DBECF5 and #E4DBF5.