#DDE2EF
Lavender · very light neutral
About #DDE2EF
#DDE2EF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.5); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFEADD — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DDE2EF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.20:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DDE2EF
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DDE2EF?
#DDE2EF is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DDE2EF?
Use black text. Black on #DDE2EF has a contrast ratio of 16.20:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DDE2EF?
Its complementary colour is #EFEADD, and analogous partners are #DDEBEF and #E1DDEF.