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#EBE7FB

Lavender · very light cool white

About #EBE7FB

With the hex code #EBE7FB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 91% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is virtually identical to Lavender — a ΔE of 1.5 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F7FBE7, a ivory 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 — 17.36:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red235
Green231
Blue251

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 1.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.0
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 12.0

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

Text on #EBE7FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBE7FB.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EBE7FB.
17.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EBE7FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EBE7FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E3EAFC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E4E9FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#E8EAED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EBE7FB?

With the hex code #EBE7FB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 92% red, 91% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EBE7FB?

Use black text. Black on #EBE7FB has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EBE7FB?

Its complementary colour is #F7FBE7, and analogous partners are #E7EDFB and #F5E7FB.