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#EEEAFC

Lavender · very light cool white

About #EEEAFC

#EEEAFC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is virtually identical to Lavender (ΔE 2.4), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F8FCEA (ivory), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.81:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red238
Green234
Blue252

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 2.4
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 8.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #EEEAFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEEAFC.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EEEAFC.
17.81:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#EEEAFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E7ECFD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7ECFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#ECECF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EEEAFC?

#EEEAFC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 93% red, 92% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 6% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EEEAFC?

Use black text. Black on #EEEAFC has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EEEAFC?

Its complementary colour is #F8FCEA, and analogous partners are #EAEFFC and #F7EAFC.