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#DEDEF0

Lavender · very light cool blue

About #DEDEF0

With the hex code #DEDEF0, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 3.0 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0F0DE, a eggshell 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 15.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green222
Blue240

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #DEDEF0

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DEDEF0.
1.33:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DEDEF0.
15.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEDEF0 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEDEF0
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE0F1
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DADFEF
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DBE1E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEDEF0?

With the hex code #DEDEF0, this is a very light blue with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 87% green and 94% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 6% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEDEF0?

Use black text. Black on #DEDEF0 has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEDEF0?

Its complementary colour is #F0F0DE, and analogous partners are #DEE7F0 and #E7DEF0.