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#DCE7FC

Lavender · very light cool white

About #DCE7FC

#DCE7FC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 91% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.8), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCF1DC (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.88:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red220
Green231
Blue252

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #DCE7FC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DCE7FC.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DCE7FC.
16.88:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DCE7FC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DCE7FC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E8FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE5FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D5EBEE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DCE7FC?

#DCE7FC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 86% red, 91% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DCE7FC?

Use black text. Black on #DCE7FC has a contrast ratio of 16.88:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DCE7FC?

Its complementary colour is #FCF1DC, and analogous partners are #DCF7FC and #E1DCFC.