Lavender #B39DDB
A soft light purple named after the flower; calming and gentle.
Use cases: Wellness · Soft palettes
Families: Purples · Lavenders · Lilac Colors · Periwinkle Colors
Color values
| Format | Value | |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #B39DDB | |
| RGB | rgb(179, 157, 219) | |
| HSL | hsl(261, 46%, 74%) | |
| HSV | hsv(261, 28%, 86%) | |
| OKLCH | oklch(73.74% 0.091 300.5) | |
| OKLab | oklab(73.74% 0.0461 -0.0784) | |
| CMYK | cmyk(18.3%, 28.3%, 0%, 14.1%) | |
| XYZ | xyz(43.4309, 38.812, 72.2075) | |
| CIE-LAB | lab(68.6, 20.4, -28.5) | |
| CIE-LCH | lch(68.6, 35.1, 305.6°) | |
| Luminance | 0.388 (WCAG relative) |
Source: Tintiva editorial record
Collections: Pastel Colors
Shade scale
Perceptual 50–950 scale, interpolated in CIE-LAB. Step 500 is the base color. Edit in the shade generator →
OKLCH ramp (perceptually uniform, modern CSS)
Shades (toward black)
Tints (toward white)
Tones (toward gray)
Color harmonies
Complementary
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Best text on Lavender
WCAG 2.1: AA needs ≥4.5:1 for normal text, ≥3:1 for large text and UI components; AAA needs ≥7:1 / ≥4.5:1. Open the contrast checker →
Color blindness preview
Simulation using the Machado et al. (2009) physiological model, severity 1.0. This is an approximation of perception — not a medical assessment.
Closest named colors
Nearest matches by CIEDE2000 perceptual distance (ΔE₀₀) across the full color database.
| Color | Name | ΔE₀₀ |
|---|---|---|
| Pale Purple #B790D4 | 4.50 | |
| Pale Violet #CEAEFA | 6.35 | |
| Baby Purple #CA9BF7 | 6.49 | |
| Pastel Purple #CAA0FF | 6.88 | |
| Light Violet #D6B4FC | 7.71 | |
| Liliac #C48EFD | 8.75 |
Related colors
Combinations with Lavender
a botanical pairing: soft purple and muted green from the same garden
quiet sophistication — lavender muted by honest gray
Palettes with Lavender
Colors that go with Lavender
Top matches by hue harmony, contrast and saturation compatibility. See all 10 ranked combinations →
Values computed from the sRGB color model. CMYK is the naive sRGB conversion without an ICC profile. RGB percentages may differ between color-managed applications.