#DFD8EB
Lavender · very light cool purple
About #DFD8EB
#DFD8EB is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4EBD8 — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFD8EB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 15.16:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFD8EB?
#DFD8EB is a muted, very light shade in the purple family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 85% green and 92% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 5% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DFD8EB?
Use black text. Black on #DFD8EB has a contrast ratio of 15.16:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFD8EB?
Its complementary colour is #E4EBD8, and analogous partners are #D8DAEB and #E9D8EB.