#E5E2FD
Lavender · very light cool white
About #E5E2FD
With the hex code #E5E2FD, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 89% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.0 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #FAFDE2, a beige shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.63:1, 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 #E5E2FD?
With the hex code #E5E2FD, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 90% red, 89% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 9% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E5E2FD?
Use black text. Black on #E5E2FD has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5E2FD?
Its complementary colour is #FAFDE2, and analogous partners are #E2ECFD and #F3E2FD.