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#E2E4FB

Lavender · very light cool white

About #E2E4FB

With the hex code #E2E4FB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 89% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Lavender — a ΔE of 1.9 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FBF9E2, a beige shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green228
Blue251

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 1.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.5
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #E2E4FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2E4FB.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2E4FB.
16.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2E4FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2E4FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE6FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE5FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DDE8EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2E4FB?

With the hex code #E2E4FB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 89% red, 89% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 10% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #E2E4FB?

Use black text. Black on #E2E4FB has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2E4FB?

Its complementary colour is #FBF9E2, and analogous partners are #E2F1FB and #ECE2FB.