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#DFD3E2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DFD3E2

With the hex code #DFD3E2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 1% 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 7.7 — followed by Light Gray. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #D6E2D3, a bone 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 14.55:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green211
Blue226

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 9.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.3

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

Text on #DFD3E2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD3E2.
1.44:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD3E2.
14.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD3E2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD3E2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D6E3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D7E1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DFD4D8

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD3E2?

With the hex code #DFD3E2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 89% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD3E2?

Use black text. Black on #DFD3E2 has a contrast ratio of 14.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD3E2?

Its complementary colour is #D6E2D3, and analogous partners are #D8D3E2 and #E2D3DE.