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#DEE8FE

Lavender · very light cool white

About #DEE8FE

With the hex code #DEE8FE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 91% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 9% 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 3.5 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FEF4DE, a beige 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 17.08:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red222
Green232
Blue254

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.3
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #DEE8FE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DEE8FE.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DEE8FE.
17.08:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DEE8FE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DEE8FE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E9FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFE6FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#D7ECEF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DEE8FE?

With the hex code #DEE8FE, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 91% green and 100% blue, while a printer would mix 13% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DEE8FE?

Use black text. Black on #DEE8FE has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DEE8FE?

Its complementary colour is #FEF4DE, and analogous partners are #DEF8FE and #E4DEFE.