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#F3DFF2

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F3DFF2

With the hex code #F3DFF2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.1 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #DFF3E0, a pale mint shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.65:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red243
Green223
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.5
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 13.6

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

Text on #F3DFF2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3DFF2.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3DFF2.
16.65:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3DFF2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3DFF2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE3F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E6F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E0E5

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3DFF2?

With the hex code #F3DFF2, this is a very light pink with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 87% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F3DFF2?

Use black text. Black on #F3DFF2 has a contrast ratio of 16.65:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3DFF2?

Its complementary colour is #DFF3E0, and analogous partners are #EADFF3 and #F3DFE8.