Lavender

#dcd3f0

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

Lavender is a pale purple with a airy 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 #dcd3f0, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcd3f0

RGB220, 211, 240

HSL259, 49%, 88%

HSV259, 12%, 94%

CMYK8%, 12%, 0%, 6%

Lab86.05, 8.48, -13.1

XYZ68.54, 68.1, 91.97

Decimal14472176

Web safe#ccccff

Pantone263 C

Shades of lavender

#c3b4e5 #aa94db #9175d0 #7856c5 #623db4 #513394 #402875 #2f1d56 #1e1236 #0c0817

Tints of lavender

#ded6f1 #e1d9f2 #e3dcf3 #e6dff4 #e8e2f5 #ebe5f6 #ede8f7 #f0ecf8 #f2eff9 #f4f2fa

Colors that go with lavender

Complementary#e7f0d3 Analogous#d3d8f0 Analogous#ebd3f0 Triadic#f0dcd3 Triadic#d3f0dc Split complementary#f0ebd3 Split complementary#d8f0d3

Lavender in print

It is pale enough that on uncoated stock it can read even lighter than on screen. The cmyk build is 8, 12, 0, 6.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcd3f0 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C

8 12 0 6

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

Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U

11 15 4 12

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 #dcd3f0 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcd3f0; }
.text { color: #dcd3f0; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd3f0; }

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 #dcd3f0 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcd3f0 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 #dcd3f0 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 #dcd3f0 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

Every value on this page for #dcd3f0 is computed, not guessed. Rgb, hsl, hsv, lab and xyz are derived through the usual sRGB conversion formulas. 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. For Pantone we return the nearest reference by perceptual distance, which gets you close but is not a substitute for a physical swatch book.