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#DCDDF3

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #DCDDF3

With the hex code #DCDDF3, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 87% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 3.4 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F3F2DC, 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 — 15.68:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red220
Green221
Blue243

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.2

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

Text on #DCDDF3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DCDDF3.
1.34:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DCDDF3.
15.68:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCDDF3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCDDF3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8DFF4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D7DEF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7E1E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCDDF3?

With the hex code #DCDDF3, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 86% red, 87% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DCDDF3?

Use black text. Black on #DCDDF3 has a contrast ratio of 15.68:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCDDF3?

Its complementary colour is #F3F2DC, and analogous partners are #DCE9F3 and #E7DCF3.