Lavender

#bfbbd8

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

Lavender is a light blue that reads relaxed. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Lavender color values

Every conversion for #bfbbd8, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#bfbbd8

RGB191, 187, 216

HSL248, 27%, 79%

HSV248, 13%, 85%

CMYK12%, 13%, 0%, 15%

Lab77.03, 7.05, -14.01

XYZ51.65, 51.57, 72.2

Decimal12565464

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone270 C

Shades of lavender

#a9a3ca #928cbd #7c74af #665da1 #574f8a #484172 #39345a #2a2643 #1b192b #0c0b13

Tints of lavender

#c4c1db #cac6de #cfcce2 #d4d2e5 #dad7e8 #dfddeb #e4e3ef #eae8f2 #efeef5 #f4f4f8

Colors that go with lavender

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Lavender in print

It converts to cmyk cleanly and holds its character from screen to paper. The cmyk build is 12, 13, 0, 15.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #bfbbd8 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

12 13 0 15

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

15 16 4 21

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 #bfbbd8 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #bfbbd8; }
.text { color: #bfbbd8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #bfbbd8; }

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 #bfbbd8 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfbbd8 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 #bfbbd8 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 #bfbbd8 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 #bfbbd8 come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. We convert from sRGB to each space with the standard formulas, so the codes match what design tools show. 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.