Lavender

#dfe0ea

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

Lavender is a pale blue that reads gentle. Pale blues like this read clean and calm, common in health and tech. It pairs with warm neutrals for balance, or with a brighter accent for contrast.

Lavender color values

Every conversion for #dfe0ea, ready to copy. Hex, rgb, hsl, hsv, cmyk, cie-lab, xyz, decimal, web safe and the nearest Pantone.

Hex#dfe0ea
RGB223, 224, 234
HSL235, 21%, 90%
HSV235, 5%, 92%
CMYK5%, 4%, 0%, 8%
Lab89.36, 1.5, -5.0
XYZ71.94, 74.94, 88.52
Decimal14672106
Web safe#ccccff
Pantone656 C
Pantone656 CHex#dfe0eaRgb223 224 234Cmyk5 4 0 8Lab89 2 -5Darker#898cb1Deep#b4b6ceLighter#ededf3

Shades of lavender

Tints of lavender

Colors that go with lavender

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 5, 4, 0, 8.

The same color needs a different cmyk build depending on the paper. Here is #dfe0ea on both.

Coated stockgloss or silk, C
5 4 0 8
Ink sits on the surface, so colors stay bright and close to screen.
Uncoated stocknatural or matte, U
9 8 4 14
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 #dfe0ea straight into your stylesheet.

.background { background-color: #dfe0ea; }
.text { color: #dfe0ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #dfe0ea; }

How lavender looks on light and dark

Lavender and accessibility

Contrast ratios for #dfe0ea against black and white text, measured to the WCAG standard.

Textwhite text on this color
1.31:1
AAfail · AA largefail · AAAfail
Textblack text on this color
15.99:1
AApass · AA largepass · AAApass

Use black text on this color for readable body copy. To test #dfe0ea 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 #dfe0ea 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 #dfe0ea 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.

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How we calculate these values

Every value on this page for #dfe0ea 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. The Pantone value is the closest reference by perceptual color distance and should be treated as a starting point, not a guaranteed match.