Lavender

#e2defb

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. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Lavender color values

Every conversion for #e2defb, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#e2defb
RGB226, 222, 251
HSL248, 78%, 93%
HSV248, 12%, 98%
CMYK10%, 12%, 0%, 2%
Lab89.57, 6.79, -13.59
XYZ74.9, 75.38, 101.87
Decimal14868219
Web safe#ccccff
Pantone2706 C
Pantone2706 CHex#e2defbRgb226 222 251Cmyk10 12 0 2Lab90 7 -14Darker#725fecDeep#aa9ef3Lighter#e8e5fa

Shades of lavender

Tints of lavender

Colors that go with lavender

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 10, 12, 0, 2.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #e2defb on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
10 12 0 2
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
13 15 4 8
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 #e2defb straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #e2defb; }
.text { color: #e2defb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2defb; }

How lavender looks on light and dark

Lavender and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #e2defb against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.31:1
AA fail · AA large fail · AAA fail
Textblack text on this color
16.08:1
AA pass · AA large pass · AAA pass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #e2defb 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 #e2defb sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #e2defb and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from lavender, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #e2defb come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.