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#F2DFF3

Lavender · very light cool pink

About #F2DFF3

With the hex code #F2DFF3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E0F3DF, 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 — 16.62:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green223
Blue243

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 13.9

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

Text on #F2DFF3

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2DFF3.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2DFF3.
16.62:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DFF3 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DFF3
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE3F4
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E6F2
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3E1E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DFF3?

With the hex code #F2DFF3, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DFF3?

Use black text. Black on #F2DFF3 has a contrast ratio of 16.62:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DFF3?

Its complementary colour is #E0F3DF, and analogous partners are #E8DFF3 and #F3DFEA.