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#E2EBFB

Lavender · very light cool white

About #E2EBFB

#E2EBFB is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 92% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.9), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FBF2E2 (linen), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.51:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green235
Blue251

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.9
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.0
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #E2EBFB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2EBFB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2EBFB.
17.51:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2EBFB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2EBFB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6ECFC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E9FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCEEF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2EBFB?

#E2EBFB is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 92% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2EBFB?

Use black text. Black on #E2EBFB has a contrast ratio of 17.51:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2EBFB?

Its complementary colour is #FBF2E2, and analogous partners are #E2F8FB and #E6E2FB.