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#DFD6F2

Lavender · very light cool purple

About #DFD6F2

#DFD6F2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.2), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9F2D6 (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.04:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red223
Green214
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.2
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 9.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #DFD6F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD6F2.
1.40:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #DFD6F2.
15.04:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #DFD6F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#DFD6F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D1DAF3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#D2DAF1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCDADF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #DFD6F2?

#DFD6F2 is a very light, muted purple colour. Digitally that works out to 87% red, 84% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #DFD6F2?

Use black text. Black on #DFD6F2 has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #DFD6F2?

Its complementary colour is #E9F2D6, and analogous partners are #D6DBF2 and #EDD6F2.