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#F0DDFD

Lavender · very light cool white

About #F0DDFD

With the hex code #F0DDFD, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is similar to Lavender — a ΔE of 9.3 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #EAFDDD, a beige 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 — 16.47:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red240
Green221
Blue253

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.3
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 13.8

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

Text on #F0DDFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F0DDFD.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F0DDFD.
16.47:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F0DDFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F0DDFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9E3FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DCE4FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#EFE1E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F0DDFD?

With the hex code #F0DDFD, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 94% red, 87% green and 99% blue, while a printer would mix 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F0DDFD?

Use black text. Black on #F0DDFD has a contrast ratio of 16.47:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F0DDFD?

Its complementary colour is #EAFDDD, and analogous partners are #E0DDFD and #FDDDFA.