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#EAEDF9

Lavender · very light neutral

About #EAEDF9

With the hex code #EAEDF9, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 93% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.8 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F9F6EA, a linen shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.98:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red234
Green237
Blue249

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.8
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 5.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 8.3

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

Text on #EAEDF9

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EAEDF9.
1.17:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EAEDF9.
17.98:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EAEDF9 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EAEDF9
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEEFA
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9EDF9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E7EFF1

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EAEDF9?

With the hex code #EAEDF9, this is a very light white with a near-neutral character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 93% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.

›What text colour should I use on #EAEDF9?

Use black text. Black on #EAEDF9 has a contrast ratio of 17.98:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EAEDF9?

Its complementary colour is #F9F6EA, and analogous partners are #EAF5F9 and #EEEAF9.