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#EAE9FB

Lavender · very light cool white

About #EAE9FB

#EAE9FB is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 91% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Lavender (ΔE 1.5), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FAFBE9 (ivory), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.55:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green233
Blue251

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 1.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 7.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.0

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

Text on #EAE9FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EAE9FB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EAE9FB.
17.55:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAE9FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAE9FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5EBFC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5EAFA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7ECEF

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAE9FB?

#EAE9FB is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 91% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EAE9FB?

Use black text. Black on #EAE9FB has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAE9FB?

Its complementary colour is #FAFBE9, and analogous partners are #E9F1FB and #F3E9FB.