Lavender

#cbcdf5

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

Lavender sits in the blue band, pale and strong. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Lavender color values

Every conversion for #cbcdf5, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cbcdf5

RGB203, 205, 245

HSL237, 68%, 88%

HSV237, 17%, 96%

CMYK17%, 16%, 0%, 4%

Lab83.42, 7.29, -19.85

XYZ62.94, 62.95, 95.22

Decimal13356533

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2708 C

Shades of lavender

#a8abee #858ae8 #6268e1 #3f46da #272ec9 #2026a6 #191e83 #121660 #0c0e3d #05061a

Tints of lavender

#d2d4f6 #dadbf8 #e1e2f9 #e9e9fb #ecedfb #f0f1fc

Colors that go with lavender

Complementary#f5f3cb Analogous#cbe2f5 Analogous#decbf5 Triadic#f5cbcd Triadic#cdf5cb Split complementary#f5decb Split complementary#e2f5cb

Lavender in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 17, 16, 0, 4.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cbcdf5 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

17 16 0 4

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

20 19 4 10

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 #cbcdf5 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cbcdf5; }
.text { color: #cbcdf5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcdf5; }

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 #cbcdf5 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cbcdf5 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 #cbcdf5 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 #cbcdf5 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

Every value on this page for #cbcdf5 is computed, not guessed. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.