#EEDDFD
Lavender · very light cool white
About #EEDDFD
#EEDDFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #ECFDDD (beige), its complementary partner.
Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.40:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #EEDDFD?
#EEDDFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 87% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EEDDFD?
Use black text. Black on #EEDDFD has a contrast ratio of 16.40:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EEDDFD?
Its complementary colour is #ECFDDD, and analogous partners are #DEDDFD and #FDDDFC.