Lavender

#cdcdf3

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

This is Lavender, a strong blue at 240 degrees. 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 #cdcdf3, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#cdcdf3

RGB205, 205, 243

HSL240, 61%, 88%

HSV240, 16%, 95%

CMYK16%, 16%, 0%, 5%

Lab83.5, 7.49, -18.64

XYZ63.19, 63.11, 93.65

Decimal13487603

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone657 C

Shades of lavender

#ababeb #8a8ae3 #6868db #4646d3 #2e2ec1 #26269f #1e1e7e #16165c #0e0e3a #060619

Tints of lavender

#d1d1f4 #d4d4f5 #d8d8f6 #dbdbf6 #dfdff7 #e2e2f8 #e6e6f9 #e9e9fa #ededfb #f1f1fc

Colors that go with lavender

Complementary#f3f3cd Analogous#cde0f3 Analogous#e0cdf3 Triadic#f3cdcd Triadic#cdf3cd Split complementary#f3e0cd Split complementary#e0f3cd

Lavender in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 16, 16, 0, 5.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #cdcdf3 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

16 16 0 5

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

19 19 4 11

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 readrgb vs cmyk for print andwhat the k in cmyk means.

Lavender in css

Copy #cdcdf3 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #cdcdf3; }
.text { color: #cdcdf3; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcdf3; }

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 #cdcdf3 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #cdcdf3 against any other color, not just black and white, run the pair through ourcontrast checker for a live WCAG reading.

Lavender on a business card, sticker and pattern

A quick look at how #cdcdf3 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 thecolor palette generator, or check a design for print with thergb to cmyk converter.

Turn lavender into a seamless pattern

Four patterns built from #cdcdf3 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

Here is how the numbers for #cdcdf3 are worked out. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. The coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.