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#DBE2F5

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #DBE2F5

With the hex code #DBE2F5, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 89% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 8% 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 3.1 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F5EEDB, a eggshell 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 — 16.21:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red219
Green226
Blue245

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.4

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

Text on #DBE2F5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DBE2F5.
1.30:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DBE2F5.
16.21:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DBE2F5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DBE2F5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE3F6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DBE1F5
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5E5E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DBE2F5?

With the hex code #DBE2F5, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 89% green and 96% blue, while a printer would mix 11% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DBE2F5?

Use black text. Black on #DBE2F5 has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DBE2F5?

Its complementary colour is #F5EEDB, and analogous partners are #DBEFF5 and #E1DBF5.