#F2DDF4
Lavender · very light cool pink
About #F2DDF4
#F2DDF4 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 87% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFF4DD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2DDF4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.42:1 (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 #F2DDF4?
#F2DDF4 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 87% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #F2DDF4?
Use black text. Black on #F2DDF4 has a contrast ratio of 16.42:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F2DDF4?
Its complementary colour is #DFF4DD, and analogous partners are #E6DDF4 and #F4DDEB.