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#F4DFF7

Lavender · very light cool white

About #F4DFF7

With the hex code #F4DFF7, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 7.7 — followed by Thistle. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2F7DF, a beige 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 — 16.74:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red244
Green223
Blue247

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 15.4

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

Text on #F4DFF7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4DFF7.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4DFF7.
16.74:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DFF7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DFF7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE4F8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E6F6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E1E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DFF7?

With the hex code #F4DFF7, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 87% green and 97% blue, while a printer would mix 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. It reads as a cool colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DFF7?

Use black text. Black on #F4DFF7 has a contrast ratio of 16.74:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DFF7?

Its complementary colour is #E2F7DF, and analogous partners are #E8DFF7 and #F7DFEE.