#F6E7FA
Lavender · very light cool white
About #F6E7FA
#F6E7FA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 91% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 5.4), with Snow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #EBFAE7 (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 17.73:1 (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 #F6E7FA?
#F6E7FA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 96% red, 91% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 2% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.
›What text colour should I use on #F6E7FA?
Use black text. Black on #F6E7FA has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F6E7FA?
Its complementary colour is #EBFAE7, and analogous partners are #EDE7FA and #FAE7F4.