#DCE8FC
Lavender · very light cool white
About #DCE8FC
#DCE8FC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 91% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.1); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FCF0DC — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DCE8FC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.99:1 (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 #DCE8FC?
#DCE8FC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 86% red, 91% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 13% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DCE8FC?
Use black text. Black on #DCE8FC has a contrast ratio of 16.99:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DCE8FC?
Its complementary colour is #FCF0DC, and analogous partners are #DCF8FC and #E0DCFC.