Lavender

#c2bbd2

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

Lavender is a light purple with a relaxed cast. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Pair it with warm yellows for contrast, or with charcoal for a moody scheme.

Lavender color values

Every conversion for #c2bbd2, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#c2bbd2

RGB194, 187, 210

HSL258, 20%, 78%

HSV258, 11%, 82%

CMYK8%, 11%, 0%, 18%

Lab77.08, 6.82, -10.66

XYZ51.65, 51.66, 68.22

Decimal12762066

Web safe#cccccc

Pantone665 C

Shades of lavender

#aea5c3 #9a8fb5 #8779a6 #736497 #625581 #52476b #413855 #30293f #1f1b28 #0e0c12

Tints of lavender

#c7c1d6 #ccc6da #d1ccdd #d7d2e1 #dcd8e5 #e1dde9 #e6e3ed #ebe9f0 #f0eff4 #f5f4f8

Colors that go with lavender

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Lavender in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 8, 11, 0, 18.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #c2bbd2 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 11 0 18

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 14 4 24

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 #c2bbd2 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #c2bbd2; }
.text { color: #c2bbd2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #c2bbd2; }

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 #c2bbd2 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #c2bbd2 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 #c2bbd2 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 #c2bbd2 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 #c2bbd2 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. Two cmyk builds are shown because coated and uncoated papers behave differently, uncoated soaks up ink and needs more of it to hit the same target. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.