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#F4E2F1

Lavender · very light warm white

About #F4E2F1

With the hex code #F4E2F1, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 89% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

If you had to name it, it is very close to Lavender — a ΔE of 6.8 — followed by Snow. For maximum hue contrast, pair it with its complement #E2F4E5, 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 — 17.00:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red244
Green226
Blue241

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.8
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 11.4
Light Gray
#D3D3D3 · ΔE 12.3

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

Text on #F4E2F1

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4E2F1.
1.24:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F4E2F1.
17.00:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F4E2F1 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F4E2F1
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E6F2
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E8F0
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6E3E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F4E2F1?

With the hex code #F4E2F1, this is a very light white with a muted character. Its RGB recipe is 96% red, 89% green and 95% blue, while a printer would mix 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 1% yellow and 4% black. It reads as a warm colour.

›What text colour should I use on #F4E2F1?

Use black text. Black on #F4E2F1 has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F4E2F1?

Its complementary colour is #E2F4E5, and analogous partners are #EEE2F4 and #F4E2E8.