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#DFD2E3

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DFD2E3

With the hex code #DFD2E3, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6E3D2, a eggshell 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 — 14.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green210
Blue227

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #DFD2E3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD2E3.
1.45:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD2E3.
14.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD2E3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD2E3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D5E4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D3D7E2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFD4D7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD2E3?

With the hex code #DFD2E3, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 82% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 2% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD2E3?

Use black text. Black on #DFD2E3 has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD2E3?

Its complementary colour is #D6E3D2, and analogous partners are #D7D2E3 and #E3D2DE.