#DFDCFC
Lavender · very light cool white
About #DFDCFC
#DFDCFC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 86% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.1); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F9FCDC — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFDCFC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 15.78:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DFDCFC
WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.
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How #DFDCFC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFDCFC?
#DFDCFC is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 86% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #DFDCFC?
Use black text. Black on #DFDCFC has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFDCFC?
Its complementary colour is #F9FCDC, and analogous partners are #DCE9FC and #EFDCFC.