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#F2DFF4

Lavender · very light cool pink

About #F2DFF4

#F2DFF4 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1F4DF (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 16.64:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red242
Green223
Blue244

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 14.2

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

Text on #F2DFF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2DFF4.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2DFF4.
16.64:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2DFF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2DFF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE3F5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E6F3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F3E1E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2DFF4?

#F2DFF4 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 87% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 1% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #F2DFF4?

Use black text. Black on #F2DFF4 has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2DFF4?

Its complementary colour is #E1F4DF, and analogous partners are #E8DFF4 and #F4DFEC.