Colors

#E6E6FA

Lavender

Lavender is #E6E6FA. In CSS you can write it as the keyword lavender. The values below are the same sRGB color in HEX, RGB, HSL, HSV, a simple CMYK conversion, and OKLCH. CMYK here is a channel formula for reference, not a press proof.

Conversions

HEX
#E6E6FA
RGB
rgb(230, 230, 250)
HSL
hsl(240,67%,94%)
HSV
hsv(240, 8%, 98%)
CMYK
cmyk(8,8,0,2)
OKLCH
oklch(93.1% 0.027 285.9)

Tints and shades

Tints mix this color toward white. Shades mix it toward black in sRGB. For a 50–950 ramp, open the tint and shade generator.

Tints

#EBEBFB

20% white

#F0F0FC

40% white

#F5F5FD

60% white

#FAFAFE

80% white

Shades

#B8B8C8

20% black

#8A8A96

40% black

#5C5C64

60% black

#2E2E32

80% black

Harmony palettes

These schemes rotate hue from Lavender. Read the relationships in color theory 101 or adjust them on the color wheel.

Complementary

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#E5E5FA

#FAFAE5

#FFFFFF

#FFFFFF

#B8B8DB

Analogous

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#E5F0FA

#E5E5FA

#F0E5FA

#FAE5FA

#E7F8F8

Triadic

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#E5E5FA

#FAE5E5

#E5FAE5

#FFFFFF

#C3E9C3

Split Complementary

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#E5E5FA

#FAF0E5

#F0FAE5

#FFFFFF

#DBDBB8

Monochromatic

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#111155

#1D1D95

#2A2AD5

#6A6AE2

#AAAAEE

Tetradic

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#E5E5FA

#FAE5F0

#FAFAE5

#E5FAF0

#FFFFFF

Contrast against white and black

Ratios use the WCAG relative-luminance formula. AA normal text needs 4.5:1 and large text needs 3:1 under Success Criterion 1.4.3. AAA uses 7:1 and 4.5:1. A pass here is only this pair, not a full page audit. Check other pairings in the contrast checker.

On white · 1.23:1
AA normal text Fail
AA large text Fail
AAA normal text Fail
AAA large text Fail
On black · 17.06:1
AA normal text Pass
AA large text Pass
AAA normal text Pass
AAA large text Pass

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Nearest CSS named colors by RGB distance. Distance is not a perceptual match.

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