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#EFE7F7

Lavender · very light cool white

About #EFE7F7

With the hex code #EFE7F7, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 91% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 3.5 — followed by Ice Blue. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EFF7E7, 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 — 17.44:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green231
Blue247

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.2

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

Text on #EFE7F7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EFE7F7.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EFE7F7.
17.44:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE7F7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE7F7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5EAF8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6EAF6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEE9EC

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE7F7?

With the hex code #EFE7F7, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 91% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE7F7?

Use black text. Black on #EFE7F7 has a contrast ratio of 17.44:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE7F7?

Its complementary colour is #EFF7E7, and analogous partners are #E7E7F7 and #F7E7F7.