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#F4DFF8

Lavender · very light cool white

About #F4DFF8

#F4DFF8 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 87% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E3F8DF (beige), its complementary partner.

Because it is very light, it is most useful for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.76:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red244
Green223
Blue248

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Ice Blue
#DBEEFA · ΔE 15.6

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

Text on #F4DFF8

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4DFF8.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4DFF8.
16.76:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4DFF8 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4DFF8
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE4F9
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E1E6F7
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F5E1E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4DFF8?

#F4DFF8 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 87% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #F4DFF8?

Use black text. Black on #F4DFF8 has a contrast ratio of 16.76:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4DFF8?

Its complementary colour is #E3F8DF, and analogous partners are #E8DFF8 and #F8DFEF.