#EBECFB
Lavender · very light neutral
About #EBECFB
#EBECFB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 93% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It is close to neutral, so it sits comfortably next to both warm and cool colours.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.3); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #FBFAEB — a ivory tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EBECFB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.92:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
Text on #EBECFB
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EBECFB?
#EBECFB is a near-neutral, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 92% red, 93% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 6% cyan, 6% 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 #EBECFB?
Use black text. Black on #EBECFB has a contrast ratio of 17.92:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EBECFB?
Its complementary colour is #FBFAEB, and analogous partners are #EBF4FB and #F2EBFB.