#E5EDFD
Lavender · very light cool white
About #E5EDFD
#E5EDFD is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 93% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.9); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FDF5E5 — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E5EDFD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.86:1, 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 #E5EDFD?
#E5EDFD is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 93% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 9% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E5EDFD?
Use black text. Black on #E5EDFD has a contrast ratio of 17.86:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E5EDFD?
Its complementary colour is #FDF5E5, and analogous partners are #E5F9FD and #E9E5FD.