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#F5DFF7

Lavender · very light cool white

About #F5DFF7

#F5DFF7 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 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.0), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E1F7DF (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 — 16.78:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

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Red245
Green223
Blue247

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 11.2
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 15.7

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

Text on #F5DFF7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DFF7.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F5DFF7.
16.78:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F5DFF7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F5DFF7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#DDE4F8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E2E7F6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F6E1E7

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F5DFF7?

#F5DFF7 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 1% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #F5DFF7?

Use black text. Black on #F5DFF7 has a contrast ratio of 16.78:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F5DFF7?

Its complementary colour is #E1F7DF, and analogous partners are #E9DFF7 and #F7DFED.