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#E2ECFD

Lavender · very light cool white

About #E2ECFD

#E2ECFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 93% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.0), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FDF3E2 (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 — 17.65:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red226
Green236
Blue253

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 4.1
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.5

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

Text on #E2ECFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2ECFD.
1.19:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E2ECFD.
17.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E2ECFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E2ECFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7EDFE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4EAFD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#DCEFF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E2ECFD?

#E2ECFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 93% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 11% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E2ECFD?

Use black text. Black on #E2ECFD has a contrast ratio of 17.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E2ECFD?

Its complementary colour is #FDF3E2, and analogous partners are #E2FAFD and #E5E2FD.