Lavender

#bfbcdc

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

This is Lavender, a soft blue at 246 degrees. Light blues like this feel trustworthy, common in finance and software. Warm oranges and ambers opposite it add energy and grey keeps it professional.

Lavender color values

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

Hex#bfbcdc

RGB191, 188, 220

HSL246, 31%, 80%

HSV246, 15%, 86%

CMYK13%, 15%, 0%, 14%

Lab77.41, 7.34, -15.61

XYZ52.39, 52.21, 75.03

Decimal12565724

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone270 C

Shades of lavender

#a7a3cf #908ac2 #7872b5 #6059a8 #524b90 #443e77 #36315e #282446 #19172d #0b0b14

Tints of lavender

#c4c2df #cac7e2 #cfcde5 #d4d2e8 #d9d8ea #dfdded #e4e3f0 #e9e8f3 #efeef6 #f4f3f9

Colors that go with lavender

Complementary#d9dcbc Analogous#bcc9dc Analogous#cfbcdc Triadic#dcbfbc Triadic#bcdcbf Split complementary#dccfbc Split complementary#c9dcbc

Lavender in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 13, 15, 0, 14.

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

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

13 15 0 14

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

16 18 4 20

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 #bfbcdc straight into your stylesheet.

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

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

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #bfbcdc 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 #bfbcdc 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 #bfbcdc 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 #bfbcdc 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 value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.