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#EFE8F7

Lavender · very light cool white

About #EFE8F7

#EFE8F7 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 91% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.7), with Ice Blue the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #F0F7E8 (ivory), 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 — 17.56:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red239
Green232
Blue247

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 3.7
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.1
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 9.7

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

Text on #EFE8F7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EFE8F7.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #EFE8F7.
17.56:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #EFE8F7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#EFE8F7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E6EAF8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7EBF6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EEEAED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #EFE8F7?

#EFE8F7 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 91% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #EFE8F7?

Use black text. Black on #EFE8F7 has a contrast ratio of 17.56:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #EFE8F7?

Its complementary colour is #F0F7E8, and analogous partners are #E8E9F7 and #F7E8F7.