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#FBE2F7

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FBE2F7

#FBE2F7 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 89% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.8), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2FBE6 (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 — 17.32:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red251
Green226
Blue247

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 8.8
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 14.4

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

Text on #FBE2F7

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2F7.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2F7.
17.32:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE2F7 appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE2F7
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E2E7F8
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7EAF6
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDE3E9

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE2F7?

#FBE2F7 is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 89% green and 97% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 2% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE2F7?

Use black text. Black on #FBE2F7 has a contrast ratio of 17.32:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE2F7?

Its complementary colour is #E2FBE6, and analogous partners are #F2E2FB and #FBE2EB.