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#F8DFEF

Lavender · very light warm white

About #F8DFEF

#F8DFEF is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 87% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.1); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #DFF8E8 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #F8DFEF for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 16.79:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red248
Green223
Blue239

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.1
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.2
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 13.2

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

Text on #F8DFEF

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F8DFEF.
1.25:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #F8DFEF.
16.79:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #F8DFEF appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#F8DFEF
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E0E4F0
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E5E7EE
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FBDFE4

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #F8DFEF?

#F8DFEF is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 97% red, 87% green and 94% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 4% yellow and 3% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #F8DFEF?

Use black text. Black on #F8DFEF has a contrast ratio of 16.79:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #F8DFEF?

Its complementary colour is #DFF8E8, and analogous partners are #F4DFF8 and #F8DFE3.