#F0E5FA
Lavender · very light cool white
About #F0E5FA
#F0E5FA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 90% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 3.9); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EFFAE5 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F0E5FA for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.29:1 (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 #F0E5FA?
#F0E5FA is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 94% red, 90% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #F0E5FA?
Use black text. Black on #F0E5FA has a contrast ratio of 17.29:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F0E5FA?
Its complementary colour is #EFFAE5, and analogous partners are #E6E5FA and #FAE5FA.