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#DDDDFE

Lavender · very light cool white

About #DDDDFE

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

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.4 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FEFEDD, 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 15.85:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red221
Green221
Blue254

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.4
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #DDDDFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DDDDFE.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DDDDFE.
15.85:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DDDDFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D5E1FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DFFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D6E2E8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDDDFE?

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

›What text colour should I use on #DDDDFE?

Use black text. Black on #DDDDFE has a contrast ratio of 15.85:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDDDFE?

Its complementary colour is #FEFEDD, and analogous partners are #DDEEFE and #EEDDFE.