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#F2E2FD

Lavender · very light cool white

About #F2E2FD

#F2E2FD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 89% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.7), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EDFDE2 (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.07:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red242
Green226
Blue253

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.3
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 14.6

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

Text on #F2E2FD

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2E2FD.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F2E2FD.
17.07:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F2E2FD appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F2E2FD
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DFE7FE
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E8FC
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F1E5EB

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F2E2FD?

#F2E2FD is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 89% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 4% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #F2E2FD?

Use black text. Black on #F2E2FD has a contrast ratio of 17.07:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F2E2FD?

Its complementary colour is #EDFDE2, and analogous partners are #E4E2FD and #FDE2FB.