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#DEDDFD

Lavender · very light cool white

About #DEDDFD

With the hex code #DEDDFD, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.9 — followed by Periwinkle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FCFDDD, 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 — 15.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green221
Blue253

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 11.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.8

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

Text on #DEDDFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DEDDFD.
1.32:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DEDDFD.
15.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#DEDDFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D6E1FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D5DFFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D8E2E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEDDFD?

With the hex code #DEDDFD, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEDDFD?

Use black text. Black on #DEDDFD has a contrast ratio of 15.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEDDFD?

Its complementary colour is #FCFDDD, and analogous partners are #DDECFD and #EEDDFD.