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#FBE6FC

Lavender · very light cool white

About #FBE6FC

#FBE6FC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 90% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

Visually it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 7.6), with Snow the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E7FCE6 (beige), 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 17.83:1 (a WCAG AAA pass).

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Red251
Green230
Blue252

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 7.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 13.7
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 13.7

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

Text on #FBE6FC

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE6FC.
1.18:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBE6FC.
17.83:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FBE6FC appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FBE6FC
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E5EBFD
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E9EDFB
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCE8ED

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBE6FC?

#FBE6FC is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 98% red, 90% green and 99% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as cool.

›What text colour should I use on #FBE6FC?

Use black text. Black on #FBE6FC has a contrast ratio of 17.83:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBE6FC?

Its complementary colour is #E7FCE6, and analogous partners are #F0E6FC and #FCE6F2.