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#DDDFF4

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #DDDFF4

#DDDFF4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Lavender (ΔE 2.7), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F4F2DD (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red221
Green223
Blue244

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 2.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.9

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

Text on #DDDFF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DDDFF4.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DDDFF4.
15.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DDDFF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DDDFF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE1F5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D9E0F3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8E2E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DDDFF4?

#DDDFF4 is a very light, muted blue colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 87% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DDDFF4?

Use black text. Black on #DDDFF4 has a contrast ratio of 15.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DDDFF4?

Its complementary colour is #F4F2DD, and analogous partners are #DDEBF4 and #E7DDF4.