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#F3DCF4

Lavender · very light cool pink

About #F3DCF4

#F3DCF4 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 86% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.5); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DDF4DC — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F3DCF4 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.35:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red243
Green220
Blue244

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 16.0

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

Text on #F3DCF4

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3DCF4.
1.28:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3DCF4.
16.35:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3DCF4 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3DCF4
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DAE1F5
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#DFE4F3
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F4DEE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3DCF4?

#F3DCF4 is a muted, very light shade in the pink family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 86% green and 96% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Its overall feel is cool.

›What text colour should I use on #F3DCF4?

Use black text. Black on #F3DCF4 has a contrast ratio of 16.35:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3DCF4?

Its complementary colour is #DDF4DC, and analogous partners are #E7DCF4 and #F4DCE9.