#DFE3F2
Lavender · very light neutral
About #DFE3F2
#DFE3F2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.3); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F2EEDF — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #DFE3F2 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.41:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #DFE3F2
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #DFE3F2?
#DFE3F2 is a near-neutral, very light shade in the blue family. On screen it is built from 87% red, 89% green and 95% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #DFE3F2?
Use black text. Black on #DFE3F2 has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #DFE3F2?
Its complementary colour is #F2EEDF, and analogous partners are #DFECF2 and #E5DFF2.