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#EAE2F8

Lavender · very light cool white

About #EAE2F8

With the hex code #EAE2F8, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 89% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 3.1 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0F8E2, 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 16.73:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green226
Blue248

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.1
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 10.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.8

ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.

Text on #EAE2F8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EAE2F8.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EAE2F8.
16.73:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE2F8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE2F8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE5F9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E5F7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8E5E9

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE2F8?

With the hex code #EAE2F8, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 89% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE2F8?

Use black text. Black on #EAE2F8 has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE2F8?

Its complementary colour is #F0F8E2, and analogous partners are #E2E5F8 and #F5E2F8.