#DCD7E3
Lavender · very light neutral
About #DCD7E3
#DCD7E3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 84% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.8); Light Gray comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DEE3D7 — a bone tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCD7E3 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DCD7E3
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DCD7E3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCD7E3?
#DCD7E3 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 84% green and 89% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DCD7E3?
Use black text. Black on #DCD7E3 has a contrast ratio of 14.87:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCD7E3?
Its complementary colour is #DEE3D7, and analogous partners are #D7D8E3 and #E2D7E3.