What color is Pale Lavender?
Pale Lavender color belongs to the Violet color family (hue). The hexadecimal color code(color number) for Pale Lavender is #DCD0FF, and the RGB color code is RGB(220, 208, 255).
In the RGB color model, Pale Lavender has a red value of 220, a green value of 208, and a blue value of 255. The CMYK color model (also known as process color, used in color printing) comprises 13.7% cyan, 18.4% magenta, 0.0% yellow, and 0.0% key (black). The HSL color scale has a hue of 255.3° (degrees), 100.0 % saturation, and 90.8 % lightness. In the HSB/HSV color space, Pale Lavender has a hue of 255.3° (degrees), 18.4 % saturation and 100.0 % brightness/value.
Pale Lavender is cool or warm?
The color Pale Lavender is a cool color.
What is the LRV of Pale Lavender? (For interior and product design)
Pale Lavender has an LRV of nearly 67.5. By LRV value, it is a light 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 67.5 of Pale Lavender with dark and light color
Is Pale Lavender Readable? WCAG Contrast Checker (For digital design)
Check if the color Pale 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
Pale Lavender color codes / color number / color space conversions - HEX, RGBA, CMYK, HSL, HSV/HSB, HYZ, CMY, HWB, RYB
- Hex triplet
- #DCD0FF
- Red
- DC
- Green
- D0
- Blue
- FF
- Red
- 220 (86.3%)
- Green
- 208 (81.6%)
- Blue
- 255 (100.0%)
- Alpha
- 1 (100.0%)
- Cyan
- 13.73%
- Magenta
- 18.43%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- Key
- 0.00%
- Hue
- 255.32°
- Saturation
- 100.00 %
- Lightness
- 90.78 %
- Hue
- 255.32°
- Saturation
- 18.43 %
- Brightness / Value
- 100.00 %
- Red
- 13 (4.9%)
- Yellow
- 2 (0.6%)
- Blue
- 31 (12.3%)
- Hue
- 255.32°
- Whiteness
- 81.57 %
- Blackness
- 0.00 %
- Cyan
- 13.73%
- Magenta
- 18.43%
- Yellow
- 0.00%
- X
- 70.12
- Y
- 67.55
- Z
- 103.95
- Y1
- 67.55
- X
- 0.29
- Y2
- 0.28
- L
- 85.78
- A
- 13.09
- B
- -21.45
- L
- 85.78
- C
- 25.13
- H
- 301.39
- L
- 85.78
- U
- 3.57
- V
- -36.36
- L
- 82.19
- A
- 8.47
- B
- -17.46
- LRV
- ~ 67.5 %
- Munsell Color System
- 0.9P 8.5/4.8
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 Pale Lavender
These are the named colors closest to Pale 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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RAL Design
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Paint similar to Pale Lavender
These are the real paint colors closest to Pale Lavender from major brands, ranked by Delta E (ΔE) match. A paint above 98% will be hard to tell apart from Pale Lavender once it is on a wall.
Dunn-Edwards
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PPG Paints
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Behr
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Valspar
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Benjamin Moore
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Sherwin Williams
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Farrow & Ball
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Color Combinations
View more Pale Lavender - #DCD0FF 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 Pale Lavender - #DCD0FF?
Color that best contrast with Pale Lavender - #DCD0FF is #F3FFD0, color name is Light Goldenrod Yellow*. 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 Pale Lavender - #DCD0FF?
Complementary or Opposite color for Pale Lavender - #DCD0FF is #F3FFD0, color name is Light Goldenrod Yellow*.
Example Color Images and Mockup
Pale Lavender - #DCD0FF Color Images and Patterns
