Lavender

#dfd8ec

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 airy 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 #dfd8ec, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfd8ec

RGB223, 216, 236

HSL261, 34%, 89%

HSV261, 8%, 93%

CMYK6%, 8%, 0%, 7%

Lab87.41, 6.05, -8.93

XYZ70.13, 70.86, 89.34

Decimal14670060

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone2706 C

Shades of lavender

#c8bcde #b19fd0 #9983c3 #8267b5 #6c4fa2 #594186 #46336a #33264d #211831 #0e0a15

Tints of lavender

#e1dbed #e3ddef #e6e0f0 #e8e3f1 #eae5f3 #ece8f4 #efebf5 #f1eef7 #f3f0f8 #f5f3f9

Colors that go with lavender

Complementary#e5ecd8 Analogous#d8dbec Analogous#e9d8ec Triadic#ecdfd8 Triadic#d8ecdf Split complementary#ece9d8 Split complementary#dbecd8

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 6, 8, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfd8ec on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

6 8 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

10 11 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 #dfd8ec straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfd8ec; }
.text { color: #dfd8ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfd8ec; }

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 #dfd8ec against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfd8ec 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 #dfd8ec 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 #dfd8ec 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 #dfd8ec are worked out. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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.