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#E5E2FB

Lavender · very light cool white

About #E5E2FB

#E5E2FB is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 89% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.0), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F8FBE2 (beige), 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 — 16.60:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red229
Green226
Blue251

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.0
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.3

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

Text on #E5E2FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E5E2FB.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #E5E2FB.
16.60:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #E5E2FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#E5E2FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE5FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDE4FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E1E6EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #E5E2FB?

#E5E2FB is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 89% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 9% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #E5E2FB?

Use black text. Black on #E5E2FB has a contrast ratio of 16.60:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #E5E2FB?

Its complementary colour is #F8FBE2, and analogous partners are #E2EBFB and #F2E2FB.