#F2E2FB
Lavender · very light cool white
About #F2E2FB
#F2E2FB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 89% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.2); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBFBE2 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F2E2FB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.05:1, 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 #F2E2FB?
#F2E2FB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 89% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #F2E2FB?
Use black text. Black on #F2E2FB has a contrast ratio of 17.05:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F2E2FB?
Its complementary colour is #EBFBE2, and analogous partners are #E6E2FB and #FBE2F7.