#EFE9FA
Lavender · very light cool white
About #EFE9FA
#EFE9FA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 91% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is virtually identical to Lavender (ΔE 2.9); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F4FAE9 — a ivory tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #EFE9FA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.71:1 (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 #EFE9FA?
#EFE9FA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 91% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #EFE9FA?
Use black text. Black on #EFE9FA has a contrast ratio of 17.71:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #EFE9FA?
Its complementary colour is #F4FAE9, and analogous partners are #E9EBFA and #F8E9FA.