#E6E2FB
Lavender · very light cool white
About #E6E2FB
#E6E2FB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 89% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.1); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F7FBE2 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6E2FB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.64:1, 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 #E6E2FB?
#E6E2FB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 90% red, 89% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 8% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #E6E2FB?
Use black text. Black on #E6E2FB has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6E2FB?
Its complementary colour is #F7FBE2, and analogous partners are #E2EBFB and #F3E2FB.