#F4E7FD
Lavender · very light cool white
About #F4E7FD
#F4E7FD is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 91% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 4.8); Ice Blue comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #F0FDE7 — a beige tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F4E7FD for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 17.70:1, a WCAG AAA pass.
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ΔE measures visible difference: under 2 is barely noticeable, over 10 is clearly different.
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Frequently asked questions
›What colour is #F4E7FD?
#F4E7FD is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 96% red, 91% green and 99% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 4% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #F4E7FD?
Use black text. Black on #F4E7FD has a contrast ratio of 17.70:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F4E7FD?
Its complementary colour is #F0FDE7, and analogous partners are #E9E7FD and #FDE7FB.