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#FBE2FA

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FBE2FA

#FBE2FA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 89% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.0), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2FBE3 (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 17.36:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

Colour codes

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Red251
Green226
Blue250

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.0
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.4
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 15.5

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

Text on #FBE2FA

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2FA.
1.21:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE2FA.
17.36:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE2FA appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE2FA
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E8FB
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E6EBF9
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FDE4EA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE2FA?

#FBE2FA is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 89% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE2FA?

Use black text. Black on #FBE2FA has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE2FA?

Its complementary colour is #E2FBE3, and analogous partners are #F0E2FB and #FBE2EE.