#E2E9FB
Lavender · very light cool white
About #E2E9FB
#E2E9FB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 91% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Lavender (ΔE 2.7); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FBF4E2 — a eggshell tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E2E9FB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.28:1, 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 #E2E9FB?
#E2E9FB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 91% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E2E9FB?
Use black text. Black on #E2E9FB has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E2E9FB?
Its complementary colour is #FBF4E2, and analogous partners are #E2F5FB and #E8E2FB.