#E8EDFA
Lavender · very light neutral
About #E8EDFA
#E8EDFA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 93% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.5); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FAF5E8 — a linen tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #E8EDFA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.93:1 (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 #E8EDFA?
#E8EDFA is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 91% red, 93% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 7% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Being nearly neutral, it pairs easily with warm and cool tones alike.
›What text colour should I use on #E8EDFA?
Use black text. Black on #E8EDFA has a contrast ratio of 17.93:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #E8EDFA?
Its complementary colour is #FAF5E8, and analogous partners are #E8F6FA and #ECE8FA.