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#F4DFF5

Lavender · very light cool pink

About #F4DFF5

#F4DFF5 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 87% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.5), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E0F5DF (pale mint), 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 — 16.72:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red244
Green223
Blue245

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.5
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.3
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 14.8

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

Text on #F4DFF5

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4DFF5.
1.26:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4DFF5.
16.72:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DFF5 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DFF5
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DEE4F6
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E6F4
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E1E6

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DFF5?

#F4DFF5 is a very light, muted pink colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 87% green and 96% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DFF5?

Use black text. Black on #F4DFF5 has a contrast ratio of 16.72:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DFF5?

Its complementary colour is #E0F5DF, and analogous partners are #E9DFF5 and #F5DFEB.