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#DEDBF3

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #DEDBF3

With the hex code #DEDBF3, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.3 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0F3DB, a beige 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 — 15.53:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green219
Blue243

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #DEDBF3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DEDBF3.
1.35:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DEDBF3.
15.53:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEDBF3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEDBF3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6DEF4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D6DDF2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DADFE3

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEDBF3?

With the hex code #DEDBF3, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 86% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEDBF3?

Use black text. Black on #DEDBF3 has a contrast ratio of 15.53:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEDBF3?

Its complementary colour is #F0F3DB, and analogous partners are #DBE4F3 and #EADBF3.