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#F1DDFD

Lavender · very light cool white

About #F1DDFD

#F1DDFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% 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 9.5), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E9FDDD (beige), 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 — 16.50:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red241
Green221
Blue253

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.0

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

Text on #F1DDFD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F1DDFD.
1.27:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F1DDFD.
16.50:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F1DDFD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F1DDFD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#D9E3FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DDE4FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F0E0E7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F1DDFD?

#F1DDFD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% 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 #F1DDFD?

Use black text. Black on #F1DDFD has a contrast ratio of 16.50:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F1DDFD?

Its complementary colour is #E9FDDD, and analogous partners are #E1DDFD and #FDDDF9.