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#DEE1FF

Lavender · very light cool white

About #DEE1FF

With the hex code #DEE1FF, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 88% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 5.6 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FFFCDE, 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 — 16.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red222
Green225
Blue255

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 5.6
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 11.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #DEE1FF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DEE1FF.
1.29:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DEE1FF.
16.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE1FF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE1FF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE4FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D8E2FE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7E6EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE1FF?

With the hex code #DEE1FF, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 88% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE1FF?

Use black text. Black on #DEE1FF has a contrast ratio of 16.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE1FF?

Its complementary colour is #FFFCDE, and analogous partners are #DEF1FF and #ECDEFF.