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#EAEBFC

Lavender · very light cool white

About #EAEBFC

#EAEBFC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 92% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Lavender (ΔE 2.3), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #FCFBEA (ivory), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.79:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red234
Green235
Blue252

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 2.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 6.7
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.4

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

Text on #EAEBFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EAEBFC.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EAEBFC.
17.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EAEBFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7EDFD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7ECFC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7EEF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAEBFC?

#EAEBFC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 92% red, 92% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 7% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EAEBFC?

Use black text. Black on #EAEBFC has a contrast ratio of 17.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAEBFC?

Its complementary colour is #FCFBEA, and analogous partners are #EAF4FC and #F2EAFC.