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#E4E5F6

Lavender · very light cool white

About #E4E5F6

#E4E5F6 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 90% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Lavender (ΔE 1.7), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F6F5E4 (ivory), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.84:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red228
Green229
Blue246

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 1.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.0
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 11.1

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

Text on #E4E5F6

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E4E5F6.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E4E5F6.
16.84:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4E5F6 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4E5F6
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E7F7
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E6F6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1E8EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4E5F6?

#E4E5F6 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 90% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E4E5F6?

Use black text. Black on #E4E5F6 has a contrast ratio of 16.84:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4E5F6?

Its complementary colour is #F6F5E4, and analogous partners are #E4EEF6 and #ECE4F6.