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#DFD5F2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DFD5F2

With the hex code #DFD5F2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% 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 #E8F2D5, 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 14.94:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green213
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 8.9
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 12.5

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

Text on #DFD5F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD5F2.
1.41:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD5F2.
14.94:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD5F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD5F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D0D9F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2D9F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCD9DE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD5F2?

With the hex code #DFD5F2, this is a very light purple with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 87% red, 84% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD5F2?

Use black text. Black on #DFD5F2 has a contrast ratio of 14.94:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD5F2?

Its complementary colour is #E8F2D5, and analogous partners are #D5DAF2 and #EED5F2.