Lavender

#dcd3ee

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

This is Lavender, a soft purple at 260 degrees. 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 #dcd3ee, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcd3ee

RGB220, 211, 238

HSL260, 44%, 88%

HSV260, 11%, 93%

CMYK8%, 11%, 0%, 7%

Lab86.0, 8.09, -12.13

XYZ68.24, 67.98, 90.41

Decimal14472174

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of lavender

#c4b5e2 #ac97d7 #9478cb #7c5abf #6643ad #54378f #432c71 #312052 #1f1434 #0d0916

Tints of lavender

#ded6ef #e1d9f0 #e3dcf2 #e6dff3 #e8e3f4 #ebe6f5 #ede9f6 #f0ecf8 #f2eff9 #f5f2fa

Colors that go with lavender

Complementary#e5eed3 Analogous#d3d8ee Analogous#ead3ee Triadic#eedcd3 Triadic#d3eedc Split complementary#eeead3 Split complementary#d7eed3

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 8, 11, 0, 7.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcd3ee on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 11 0 7

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 14 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 #dcd3ee straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcd3ee; }
.text { color: #dcd3ee; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd3ee; }

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 #dcd3ee against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcd3ee 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 #dcd3ee 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 #dcd3ee 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 #dcd3ee come from standard color math, shown so you can check them. The rgb, hsl, hsv, cie-lab and xyz values follow the standard conversions from the sRGB color space. 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.