#FBE2F8
Lavender · very light warm white
About #FBE2F8
#FBE2F8 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 89% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.
Of the common colour names it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 8.9); Thistle comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #E2FBE5 — a pale mint tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.
Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBE2F8 for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Black text reads best on it at 17.34:1 (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 #FBE2F8?
#FBE2F8 is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 89% green and 97% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 1% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.
›What text colour should I use on #FBE2F8?
Use black text. Black on #FBE2F8 has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 (AAA).
›What colours go with #FBE2F8?
Its complementary colour is #E2FBE5, and analogous partners are #F2E2FB and #FBE2EC.