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#DFD4E7

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DFD4E7

With the hex code #DFD4E7, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DCE7D4, 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 — 14.71:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red223
Green212
Blue231

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.7
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.9

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

Text on #DFD4E7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD4E7.
1.43:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD4E7.
14.71:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD4E7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD4E7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D2D7E8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D4D8E6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DED6DA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD4E7?

With the hex code #DFD4E7, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 83% green and 91% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD4E7?

Use black text. Black on #DFD4E7 has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD4E7?

Its complementary colour is #DCE7D4, and analogous partners are #D6D4E7 and #E7D4E6.