Lavender

#d9caff

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

Lavender falls in the purple range, pale and vivid. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Lavender color values

Every conversion for #d9caff, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#d9caff

RGB217, 202, 255

HSL257, 100%, 90%

HSV257, 21%, 100%

CMYK15%, 21%, 0%, 0%

Lab84.08, 15.36, -24.06

XYZ67.79, 64.21, 103.43

Decimal14273279

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2635 C

Shades of lavender

#ba9fff #9c75ff #7d4aff #5f1fff #4500f4 #3900c9 #2d009f #210074 #150049 #09001f

Tints of lavender

#ded1ff #e3d8ff #e8dfff #ebe3ff #f0eaff

Colors that go with lavender

Complementary#f0ffca Analogous#cad5ff Analogous#f3caff Triadic#ffd9ca Triadic#caffd9 Split complementary#fff3ca Split complementary#d5ffca

Lavender in print

In print it lays down as a whisper of ink, so keep it off small text where it can vanish. The cmyk build is 15, 21, 0, 0.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #d9caff on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

15 21 0 0

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

18 23 4 6

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

This color is saturated enough to sit near the edge of cmyk gamut, so expect a small drop in punch on paper and proof it before a long run.

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 #d9caff straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #d9caff; }
.text { color: #d9caff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #d9caff; }

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 #d9caff against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #d9caff 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 #d9caff 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 #d9caff 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 #d9caff come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.