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#F3EBFB

Lavender · very light cool white

About #F3EBFB

With the hex code #F3EBFB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 92% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 4.1 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #F3FBEB, a ivory shade.

In design, a very light colour like this works best for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.09:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red243
Green235
Blue251

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 4.1
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 9.5
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 9.6

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

Text on #F3EBFB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3EBFB.
1.16:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F3EBFB.
18.09:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F3EBFB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F3EBFB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E9EEFC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EAEEFA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F2EDF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F3EBFB?

With the hex code #F3EBFB, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 95% red, 92% green and 98% blue, while a printer would mix 3% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F3EBFB?

Use black text. Black on #F3EBFB has a contrast ratio of 18.09:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F3EBFB?

Its complementary colour is #F3FBEB, and analogous partners are #EBEBFB and #FBEBFB.