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#E4E9F8

Lavender · very light neutral

About #E4E9F8

#E4E9F8 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.2), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F8F3E4 (linen), 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 17.31:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red228
Green233
Blue248

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.1
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.5

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

Text on #E4E9F8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E4E9F8.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E4E9F8.
17.31:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E4E9F8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E4E9F8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5EAF9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E8F8
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E0ECEE

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E4E9F8?

#E4E9F8 is a very light, near-neutral white colour. Digitally that works out to 89% red, 91% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.

›What text colour should I use on #E4E9F8?

Use black text. Black on #E4E9F8 has a contrast ratio of 17.31:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E4E9F8?

Its complementary colour is #F8F3E4, and analogous partners are #E4F3F8 and #E9E4F8.