#DEE2F1
Lavender · very light neutral
About #DEE2F1
#DEE2F1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% 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 3.5); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F1EDDE — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DEE2F1 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.25:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DEE2F1
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DEE2F1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DEE2F1?
#DEE2F1 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
›What text colour should I use on #DEE2F1?
Use black text. Black on #DEE2F1 has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DEE2F1?
Its complementary colour is #F1EDDE, and analogous partners are #DEEBF1 and #E4DEF1.