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#DDD3EA

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DDD3EA

With the hex code #DDD3EA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0EAD3, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 14.58:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green211
Blue234

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.7

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

Text on #DDD3EA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DDD3EA.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DDD3EA.
14.58:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDD3EA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDD3EA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#CFD7EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D1D7E9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBD6DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDD3EA?

With the hex code #DDD3EA, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDD3EA?

Use black text. Black on #DDD3EA has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDD3EA?

Its complementary colour is #E0EAD3, and analogous partners are #D3D4EA and #E9D3EA.