#E6EDFC
Lavender · very light cool white
About #E6EDFC
#E6EDFC 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 4.0); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FCF5E6 — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E6EDFC for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.88:1 (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 #E6EDFC?
#E6EDFC 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 #E6EDFC?
Use black text. Black on #E6EDFC has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E6EDFC?
Its complementary colour is #FCF5E6, and analogous partners are #E6F8FC and #EAE6FC.