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#F7E2F2

Lavender · very light warm white

About #F7E2F2

#F7E2F2 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 89% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.7), with Snow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2F7E7 (pale mint), 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 17.12:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red247
Green226
Blue242

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.7
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 12.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.0

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

Text on #F7E2F2

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F7E2F2.
1.23:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F7E2F2.
17.12:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F7E2F2 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F7E2F2
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E6F3
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6E9F1
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#F9E3E7

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F7E2F2?

#F7E2F2 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 97% red, 89% green and 95% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 2% yellow and 3% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F7E2F2?

Use black text. Black on #F7E2F2 has a contrast ratio of 17.12:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F7E2F2?

Its complementary colour is #E2F7E7, and analogous partners are #F2E2F7 and #F7E2E8.