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#DDD4E7

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DDD4E7

#DDD4E7 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 83% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.5), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #DEE7D4 (eggshell), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red221
Green212
Blue231

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.1
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #DDD4E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DDD4E7.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DDD4E7.
14.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDD4E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDD4E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1D7E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D8E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCD6DA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDD4E7?

#DDD4E7 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 83% green and 91% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDD4E7?

Use black text. Black on #DDD4E7 has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDD4E7?

Its complementary colour is #DEE7D4, and analogous partners are #D4D5E7 and #E7D4E7.