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#F2DEFE

Lavender · very light cool white

About #F2DEFE

#F2DEFE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% 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 #EAFEDE (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 16.66:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green222
Blue254

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5
Periwinkle
#CCCCFF · ΔE 14.1

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

Text on #F2DEFE

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2DEFE.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2DEFE.
16.66:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DEFE appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DEFE
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE4FF
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DEE5FD
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E1E8

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DEFE?

#F2DEFE is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% green and 100% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 5% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DEFE?

Use black text. Black on #F2DEFE has a contrast ratio of 16.66:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DEFE?

Its complementary colour is #EAFEDE, and analogous partners are #E2DEFE and #FEDEFA.