#E8E5FA
Lavender · very light cool white
About #E8E5FA
With the hex code #E8E5FA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 90% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.
If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Lavender — a ΔE of 1.2 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F7FAE5, a beige shade.
In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.02:1 (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 #E8E5FA?
With the hex code #E8E5FA, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 91% red, 90% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 7% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.
›What text colour should I use on #E8E5FA?
Use black text. Black on #E8E5FA has a contrast ratio of 17.02:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8E5FA?
Its complementary colour is #F7FAE5, and analogous partners are #E5EDFA and #F3E5FA.