#E4DEFE
Lavender · very light cool white
About #E4DEFE
#E4DEFE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 87% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.0); Periwinkle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F8FEDE — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E4DEFE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.18:1 (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 #E4DEFE?
#E4DEFE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 89% red, 87% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 10% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E4DEFE?
Use black text. Black on #E4DEFE has a contrast ratio of 16.18:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E4DEFE?
Its complementary colour is #F8FEDE, and analogous partners are #DEE8FE and #F4DEFE.