Lavender

#B57EDC

Lavender #B57EDC

Shades of Lavender

#B47DDB

#A06FC2

#8C61AA

#785392

#644579

#503761

#3C2949

#281B30

#140D18

#000000

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Tints of Lavender

#B47DDB

#BB89DF

#C397E3

#CBA4E7

#D3B2EB

#DCC1EF

#E4D0F3

#EDDFF7

#F6EFFB

#FFFFFF

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Tones of Lavender

#BA5FFB

#B868F2

#B770EA

#B679E1

#B482D8

#B38AD0

#B193C7

#B09CBE

#AEA4B6

#ADADAD

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What color is Lavender

Lavender is a light medium bright shade of Purple. It belongs to the color family Pastel Purple, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Lavender is a cool color.

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What are the HEX, RGB, HSV, HSL and CMYK color codes of Lavender

RGB space

CMYK space


The hex code for Lavender is #B57EDC.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Lavender has 71%% Red, 49% Green, and 86% Blue.
Lavender has 275° Hue, 43% Saturation, and 86% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Lavender has 275° Hue, 58% Saturation, and 68% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Lavender has 18% cyan, 43% magenta, 0% yellow, and 14% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.

Color Space
Original Units
Percentage

Hex

#B57EDC

RGB

(181, 126, 220)

(71%, 49%, 86%)

HSV

(275°, 43, 86)

(76%, 43%, 86%)

HSL

(275°, 58, 68)

(76%, 58%, 68%)

CMYK

(18, 43, 0, 14)

(18%, 43%, 0%, 14%)

How does Lavender contrast with black and white

The natural luminance of Lavender is 30%, which is low.
Lavender has a higher contrast with black than white. Lavender and black have a 7.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles. Lavender and white have a 3.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.

Luminance
Contrast to Black
Contrast to White

30%

AA (7.0)

insufficient (3.0)

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Example Black

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What colors go with Lavender

Summer

#4E375C

#70704B

#B57EDC

#D2D782

#EDE8EE

Winter

#3F2F7C

#B57EDC

#A99CD3

#DEC8EE

#CBC4D3

Spring

#4E3A59

#318522

#B57EDC

#CFE3CC

#D1C8D5

Analogous

#442960

#845F92

#B57EDC

#CFC6DC

#E7DBEE

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How to mix Lavender paint

To mix Lavender paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 22% Blue, 15% Magenta, 14% Black, 49% White, as shown below.

Yellow

0%

Red

0%

Green

0%

Blue

22%

Cyan

0%

Magenta

15%

Black

14%

White

49%

To mix Lavender paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 11% Cyan, 26% Magenta, 14% Black, 49% White, as shown below.

Cyan

11%

Magenta

26%

Yellow

0%

Black

14%

White

49%

What colors are similar to Lavender

Colors similar to Lavender are: Light Purple, Wisteria, Pale Purple, Rich Lilac, and Bright Lavender. Light Purple is brighter than Lavender. Wisteria is paler and darker than Lavender. Pale Purple is paler and lighter than Lavender. Rich Lilac is more magenta and brighter and darker than Lavender. Bright Lavender is more purple and paler and lighter than Lavender.

Light Purple

#BF77F6

brighter

Wisteria

#A87DC2

paler,

darker

Pale Purple

#B790D4

paler,

lighter

Rich Lilac

#B666D2

more magenta,

brighter,

darker

Bright Lavender

#BF94E4

more purple,

paler,

lighter