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#DDDAFE

Lavender · very light cool white

About #DDDAFE

With the hex code #DDDAFE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FBFEDA, a cream 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 15.53:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green218
Blue254

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.3
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 9.4
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #DDDAFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DDDAFE.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DDDAFE.
15.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDDAFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2DEFF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2DDFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7E0E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDDAFE?

With the hex code #DDDAFE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 85% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 14% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DDDAFE?

Use black text. Black on #DDDAFE has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDDAFE?

Its complementary colour is #FBFEDA, and analogous partners are #DAE9FE and #EFDAFE.