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#DFD3EB

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DFD3EB

With the hex code #DFD3EB, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.5 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFEBD3, 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 — 14.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red223
Green211
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 7.8
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.4

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

Text on #DFD3EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD3EB.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD3EB.
14.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD3EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD3EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D7EC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D8EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED6DB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD3EB?

With the hex code #DFD3EB, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 92% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD3EB?

Use black text. Black on #DFD3EB has a contrast ratio of 14.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD3EB?

Its complementary colour is #DFEBD3, and analogous partners are #D3D3EB and #EBD3EB.