#F3DEFE
Lavender · very light cool white
About #F3DEFE
#F3DEFE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 87% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.7); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E9FEDE — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F3DEFE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.69:1 (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 #F3DEFE?
#F3DEFE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 95% red, 87% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #F3DEFE?
Use black text. Black on #F3DEFE has a contrast ratio of 16.69:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F3DEFE?
Its complementary colour is #E9FEDE, and analogous partners are #E3DEFE and #FEDEF9.