Lavender

#dfd6ec

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

Lavender is a pale purple with a gentle cast. 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 #dfd6ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd6ec

RGB223, 214, 236

HSL265, 37%, 88%

HSV265, 9%, 93%

CMYK6%, 9%, 0%, 7%

Lab86.92, 7.1, -9.67

XYZ69.62, 69.84, 89.17

Decimal14669548

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of lavender

#c9b9df #b29dd1 #9c80c4 #8663b7 #704ca4 #5d3f88 #49326b #35244e #221732 #0e0a15

Tints of lavender

#e1d9ed #e3dcef #e6dff0 #e8e2f1 #eae4f3 #ece7f4 #efeaf5 #f1edf7 #f3f0f8 #f5f3f9

Colors that go with lavender

Complementary#e3ecd6 Analogous#d6d8ec Analogous#ead6ec Triadic#ecdfd6 Triadic#d6ecdf Split complementary#ecead6 Split complementary#d8ecd6

Lavender in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 6, 9, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd6ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 9 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 12 4 13

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 #dfd6ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd6ec; }
.text { color: #dfd6ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd6ec; }

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 #dfd6ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd6ec 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 #dfd6ec 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 #dfd6ec 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 #dfd6ec 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 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 figure is the nearest match in our reference set by perceptual distance and it is an approximation, not an exact spot color.