#F7DDFE
Lavender · very light cool white
About #F7DDFE
#F7DDFE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 87% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 11.4); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E4FEDD — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #F7DDFE for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 16.73:1 (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 #F7DDFE?
#F7DDFE is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 87% green and 100% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 3% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black. Its overall feel is cool.
›What text colour should I use on #F7DDFE?
Use black text. Black on #F7DDFE has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #F7DDFE?
Its complementary colour is #E4FEDD, and analogous partners are #E6DDFE and #FEDDF5.