#DCDEF7
Lavender · very light cool blue
About #DCDEF7
#DCDEF7 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 87% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.9); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F7F5DC — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCDEF7 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.83:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DCDEF7?
#DCDEF7 is a muted, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 87% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 11% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCDEF7?
Use black text. Black on #DCDEF7 has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCDEF7?
Its complementary colour is #F7F5DC, and analogous partners are #DCECF7 and #E8DCF7.