Lavender is a web color that matches the color of the very palest part of the lavender flower.
What color is Lavender?
Lavender color belongs to the Blue Purple color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Lavender is #E6E6FA, and the RGB color code is RGB(230, 230, 250).
In the RGB color model, Lavender has a red value of 230, a green value of 230, and a blue value of 250. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 8.0% cyan, 8.0% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 2.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 240° (degrees), 66.7 % saturation, and 94.1 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Lavender has a hue of 240° (degrees), 8.0 % saturation and 98.0 % brightness/value.
Lavender is cool or warm?
The color Lavender is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Lavender? (For interior and product design)
Lavender has an LRV of nearly 80.3. By LRV value, it is a whitish color.
Light Reflectance Value (LRV) is a measure of how much visible light is reflected off a surface. It is a number on a scale of 0 to 100, with 0 being pure black and 100 being pure white. The higher the LRV, the more light the color reflects and the lighter it will appear.
Compare LRV 80.3 of Lavender with dark and light color
Is Lavender Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Lavender meets Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) standards, minimum contrast ratio standards between text and background colors. The WCAG (Web Content Accessibility Guidelines) provides global standards for readable web content.
WCAG Recommendations - Large Text: above 18pt or 14pt bold. Normal Text: below 18pt or 14pt bold.
- Minimum contrast ratio (AA): 4.5 for normal text and 3 for large text.
- Enhanced contrast ratio (AAA): 7 for normal text and 4.5 for large text.
Normal text - 14pt
Normal Bold text - 12pt
Large text - 18pt
Large Bold text - 14pt
Color Codes - Color Space Conversions
Lavender color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #E6E6FA
- Red
- E6
- Green
- E6
- Blue
- FA
- Red
- 230 (90.2%)
- Green
- 230 (90.2%)
- Blue
- 250 (98.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 8.00%
- Magenta
- 8.00%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 1.96%
- Hue
- 240°
- Saturation
- 66.67 %
- Lightness
- 94.12 %
- Hue
- 240°
- Saturation
- 8.00 %
- Brightness / Value
- 98.04 %
- Red
- 7 (2.9%)
- Yellow
- 6 (2.2%)
- Blue
- 18 (6.9%)
- Hue
- 240°
- Whiteness
- 90.20 %
- Blackness
- 1.96 %
- Cyan
- 9.80%
- Magenta
- 9.80%
- Yellow
- 1.96%
- X
- 78.19
- Y
- 80.32
- Z
- 101.82
- Y1
- 80.32
- X
- 0.3
- Y2
- 0.31
- L
- 91.83
- A
- 3.71
- B
- -9.67
- L
- 91.83
- C
- 10.36
- H
- 291.01
- L
- 91.83
- U
- -1.14
- V
- -15.82
- L
- 89.62
- A
- -1.11
- B
- -4.63
- LRV
- ~ 80.3 %
- Munsell Color System
- 4.4PB 9.1/1.8
Similar Colors and Paints
What is Delta E (ΔE)?
Delta E is the standard measure of how different two colors look to the human eye, rather than how far apart their hex codes happen to be. It runs from 0, an exact match, to 100, the largest possible difference — so the lower the Delta E, the closer the match. The match percentage shown on each color below is simply 100% minus its ΔE.
Named colors similar to Lavender
These are the named colors closest to Lavender , closest match first. Each card shows how much of the color the human eye sees as the same, measured as Delta E (ΔE).
Similar colors from Pantone, RAL, and other color matching system
Pantone PMS
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Pantone TCX
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RAL Design
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British Standard 4800
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Paint similar to Lavender
These are the real paint colors closest to Lavender from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Lavender once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
Lavender color similar/equivalent paint from Dunn-Edwards. Conversion of Lavender to Dunn-Edwards
Behr
Lavender color similar/equivalent paint from Behr. Conversion of Lavender to Behr
Valspar
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PPG Paints
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Benjamin Moore
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Sherwin Williams
Lavender color similar/equivalent paint from Sherwin Williams. Conversion of Lavender to Sherwin Williams
Farrow & Ball
Lavender color similar/equivalent paint from Farrow & Ball. Conversion of Lavender to Farrow & Ball
Color Combinations
View more Lavender - #E6E6FA color palettes and coordinating colors
Monochromatic colors belong to the same hue angle but different tints and shades. Monochromatic color palette can be generated by keeping the exact hue of the base color and then changing the saturation and lightness.
Analogous colors are a group of colors adjacent to each other on a color wheel. Group of these adjacent colors forms Analogous color scheme Palette. Analogous Palette can be generated by increasing or decreasing the hue value by 30 points.
The triadic color palette has three colors separated by 120° in the RGB color wheel
The tetradic colour scheme composed of two sets of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary / Opposite Color
Complementary colors are pairs of colors which, when combined or mixed, cancel each other out (lose hue) by producing a grayscale color like white or black. When placed next to each other, they create the strongest contrast for those two colors. Complementary colors also called opposite colors. Complementary color schemes are created using two opposite colors on the color wheel. The examples are red–cyan, green–magenta, and blue–yellow.
What is the contrasting color of Lavender - #E6E6FA?
Color that best contrast with Lavender - #E6E6FA is #FAFAE6, color name is Beige*. Contrast indicates a strong difference in color. Contrasting color can be found several ways, Complimentary contrast is one of them. Complementary contrast colors are opposite each other on the color wheel.
What color compliments Lavender - #E6E6FA?
Complementary or Opposite color for Lavender - #E6E6FA is #FAFAE6, color name is Beige*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Lavender - #E6E6FA Color Images and Patterns
