#E5E6FA
Lavender · very light cool white
About #E5E6FA
#E5E6FA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 90% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is virtually identical to Lavender (ΔE 0.4), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FAF9E5 (beige), 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 17.03:1 (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 #E5E6FA?
#E5E6FA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 90% red, 90% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E5E6FA?
Use black text. Black on #E5E6FA has a contrast ratio of 17.03:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5E6FA?
Its complementary colour is #FAF9E5, and analogous partners are #E5F1FA and #EEE5FA.