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#DDD5DF

Light Gray · very light neutral

About #DDD5DF

With the hex code #DDD5DF, this is a very light purple with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Light Gray — a ΔE of 6.2 — followed by Lavender. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D7DFD5, a light gray shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 14.66:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red221
Green213
Blue223

Closest named colours

Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 6.2
Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.1
Silver
#C0C0C0 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DDD5DF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDD5DF.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on light gray #DDD5DF.
14.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDD5DF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDD5DF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D4D7DF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6D8DF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDD6D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDD5DF?

With the hex code #DDD5DF, this is a very light purple with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 87% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 4% magenta, 0% yellow and 13% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #DDD5DF?

Use black text. Black on #DDD5DF has a contrast ratio of 14.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDD5DF?

Its complementary colour is #D7DFD5, and analogous partners are #D8D5DF and #DFD5DC.