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#EDE2FB

Lavender · very light cool white

About #EDE2FB

With the hex code #EDE2FB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 89% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F0FBE2, a beige 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 — 16.87:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red237
Green226
Blue251

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 12.6

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

Text on #EDE2FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EDE2FB.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EDE2FB.
16.87:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EDE2FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EDE2FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE6FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E0E6FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EBE5EA

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EDE2FB?

With the hex code #EDE2FB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 93% red, 89% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 6% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EDE2FB?

Use black text. Black on #EDE2FB has a contrast ratio of 16.87:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EDE2FB?

Its complementary colour is #F0FBE2, and analogous partners are #E2E3FB and #FAE2FB.