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#FBEBFB

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FBEBFB

#FBEBFB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 92% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.

Of the common colour names it is very close to Lavender (ΔE 6.6); Snow comes next. Its complementary colour, directly opposite on the colour wheel, is #EBFBEB — a ivory tone that gives the strongest contrast in hue.

Designers tend to use very light tones like #FBEBFB for backgrounds, page sections and subtle cards. Put black text on top of it — 18.38:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red251
Green235
Blue251

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 6.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 9.9
White
#FFFFFF · ΔE 11.3

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

Text on #FBEBFB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBEBFB.
1.14:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FBEBFB.
18.38:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

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

Normal vision
#FBEBFB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#EAEFFC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#EDF0FA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FCECF0

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FBEBFB?

#FBEBFB is a muted, very light shade in the white family. On screen it is built from 98% red, 92% green and 98% blue; for print, its CMYK mix is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black. Its overall feel is warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FBEBFB?

Use black text. Black on #FBEBFB has a contrast ratio of 18.38:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FBEBFB?

Its complementary colour is #EBFBEB, and analogous partners are #F3EBFB and #FBEBF3.