Lavender

#beb8c5

Hex, rgb, cmyk and Pantone values for lavender, with shades, tints, matching colors and free print quality patterns.

Lavender falls in the purple range, light and grey. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Lavender color values

Every conversion for #beb8c5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#beb8c5

RGB190, 184, 197

HSL268, 10%, 75%

HSV268, 7%, 77%

CMYK4%, 7%, 0%, 23%

Lab75.61, 4.54, -5.81

XYZ48.45, 49.26, 59.78

Decimal12499141

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone665 C

Shades of lavender

#aca5b5 #9b91a5 #897e96 #776c85 #665d71 #554d5e #433d4b #322d37 #211e24 #0f0e11

Tints of lavender

#c4beca #c9c4cf #cfcad4 #d4d0d9 #dad7de #e5e3e8 #f0eff2

Colors that go with lavender

Complementary#bfc5b8 Analogous#b8b9c5 Analogous#c5b8c5 Triadic#c5beb8 Triadic#b8c5be Split complementary#c5c5b8 Split complementary#b9c5b8

Lavender in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 4, 7, 0, 23.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #beb8c5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

4 7 0 23

Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

8 10 4 29

The stock absorbs ink and gains dot, so it needs a heavier build and reads a touch softer.

This color converts to cmyk comfortably and should hold on press.

See how it converts in the rgb to cmyk converter, or read rgb vs cmyk for print and what the k in cmyk means.

Lavender in css

Copy #beb8c5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #beb8c5; }
.text { color: #beb8c5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #beb8c5; }

How lavender looks on light and dark

Sample text on black

Sample text on white

Text on this color

Lavender and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #beb8c5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #beb8c5 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through our contrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Lavender on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #beb8c5 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Business card

Sticker

Repeat pattern

Building a full palette around lavender? Pull matching colors from any photo with the color palette generator, or check a design for print with the rgb to cmyk converter.

Turn lavender into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #beb8c5 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Arches Signature stripes Gem Shingles

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from lavender, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #beb8c5 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. The uncoated cmyk build carries more ink than the coated one, which is what a printer would compensate for when the same color runs on a rougher stock. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.