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#FDE2FB

Lavender · very light warm white

About #FDE2FB

#FDE2FB is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 89% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

Visually it is similar to Lavender (ΔE 9.9), with Thistle the next nearest named colour. Across the colour wheel sits #E2FDE4 (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 — 17.45:1, a WCAG AAA pass.

Colour codes

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Red253
Green226
Blue251

Closest named colours

Lavender
#E6E6FA · ΔE 9.9
Thistle
#D8BFD8 · ΔE 12.6
Snow
#FFFAFA · ΔE 16.2

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

Text on #FDE2FB

WCAG contrast for white and black text on this colour.

White heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FDE2FB.
1.20:1Fail
Black heading text
Body copy set on lavender #FDE2FB.
17.45:1AAA

Colour-blindness preview

How #FDE2FB appears to people with the three most common types of colour-vision deficiency.

Normal vision
#FDE2FB
Protanopia (no red cones)
#E1E8FC
Deuteranopia (no green cones)
#E7EBFA
Tritanopia (no blue cones)
#FFE4EA

Shades, tints & matching colours

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Frequently asked questions

›What colour is #FDE2FB?

#FDE2FB is a very light, muted white colour. Digitally that works out to 99% red, 89% green and 98% blue. In CMYK print terms it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 1% yellow and 1% black. Most people will perceive it as warm.

›What text colour should I use on #FDE2FB?

Use black text. Black on #FDE2FB has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (AAA).

›What colours go with #FDE2FB?

Its complementary colour is #E2FDE4, and analogous partners are #F2E2FD and #FDE2ED.