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#F0DCFC

Lavender · very light cool white

About #F0DCFC

#F0DCFC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.6), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E8FCDC (beige), 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 16.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red240
Green220
Blue252

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.6
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.8
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #F0DCFC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F0DCFC.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F0DCFC.
16.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DCFC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DCFC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D8E2FD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCE3FB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFDFE6

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DCFC?

#F0DCFC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 94% red, 86% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DCFC?

Use black text. Black on #F0DCFC has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DCFC?

Its complementary colour is #E8FCDC, and analogous partners are #E0DCFC and #FCDCF8.