Lavender

#dcd4e4

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

Lavender falls in the purple range, light and muted. Purples like this signal creativity and a premium feel. Yellow greens across the wheel wake it up and soft greys let it stay refined.

Lavender color values

Every conversion for #dcd4e4, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dcd4e4
RGB220, 212, 228
HSL270, 23%, 86%
HSV270, 7%, 89%
CMYK4%, 7%, 0%, 11%
Lab85.96, 5.65, -6.89
XYZ67.06, 67.9, 82.97
Decimal14472420
Web safe#cccccc
Pantone2706 C
Pantone2706 CHex#dcd4e4Rgb220 212 228Cmyk4 7 0 11Lab86 6 -7Darker#957cadDeep#b8a8c8Lighter#f0edf3

Shades of lavender

Tints of lavender

Colors that go with lavender

Lavender in print

It sits in a comfortable part of the gamut and reproduces reliably on press. The cmyk build is 4, 7, 0, 11.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dcd4e4 on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
4 7 0 11
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
8 10 4 17
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 #dcd4e4 straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dcd4e4; }
.text { color: #dcd4e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dcd4e4; }

How lavender looks on light and dark

Lavender and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dcd4e4 against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.44:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
14.58:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dcd4e4 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 #dcd4e4 sits on real print products. Start any of these in the maker.

Your nameFounderhello@brand.comBusiness 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 #dcd4e4 and its shades, free at print quality. Click any one to keep editing in the pattern maker.

Make posters, wallpaper and packaging art from lavender, free and print ready.

Open in pattern maker

How we calculate these values

The figures for #dcd4e4 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 coated and uncoated cmyk builds differ because uncoated stock absorbs more ink and gains dot, so the same color needs a heavier, slightly duller build on press. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.