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#F3E1EB

Lavender · very light warm pink

About #F3E1EB

#F3E1EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 88% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.2), with Snow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1F3E9 (off white), 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 — 16.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red243
Green225
Blue235

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.2
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 10.2
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 10.6

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

Text on #F3E1EB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3E1EB.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3E1EB.
16.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3E1EB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3E1EB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E4EB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E7EA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6E1E4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3E1EB?

#F3E1EB is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 95% red, 88% green and 92% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 3% yellow and 5% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F3E1EB?

Use black text. Black on #F3E1EB has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3E1EB?

Its complementary colour is #E1F3E9, and analogous partners are #F2E1F3 and #F3E1E2.