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Soft Lavender

لافندر ناعم

Color codes

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RGB
HSL
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CMYK (approximate)
CIELAB
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Relative luminance0.5887
Purple Pastel ColorsCool ColorsInterior Design Colors Cool

Shades of Soft Lavender

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Darker

Tints mixed with white

Tones mixed with gray

Color harmonies

Complementary

Opposite on the wheel (180°): maximum contrast for accents.

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Analogous

Neighbors 30° apart: calm and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues 120° apart: vibrant yet balanced.

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Split-complementary

The base plus the two neighbors of its complement: contrast with less tension.

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Tetradic

Four hues 90° apart: rich, best with one dominant color.

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Monochromatic

One hue in several lightness levels: elegant and consistent.

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Contrast and readability

White text1.64:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
Black text12.77:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large
On white1.64:1
✗ AA✗ AAA✗ AA Large
On black11.49:1
✓ AA✓ AAA✓ AA Large

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Soft Lavender

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About Soft Lavender

Soft Lavender (#D3C4E3) is a light, moderately saturated color from the Purple family with a cool character. It is made of 211 red, 196 green and 227 blue (hsl(269, 36%, 83%)). Its contrast ratio is 1.64:1 against white and 12.77:1 against black, so dark text reads best on it.

Suggested uses

  • supporting interface colors and illustrations
  • textiles, furniture and accent walls
  • calm, trustworthy or technical themes

Reading the codes

In HEX, #D3C4E3 stores red, green and blue as pairs of base-16 digits: 211, 196 and 227 out of 255. In HSL the same color has a hue of 269°, 36% saturation and 83% lightness, which makes lighter or darker variants easy to create by changing only the lightness.

Similar colors

#D8BFD8Thistle#DCD0FFPastel Lilac#CCCCFFPeriwinkle#C4C3D0Lavender Gray#C8A2C8Lilac#E6E6FALavender#F8C8DCPastel Pink#B39EB5Pastel Purple#BDBDC6French Gray#C9A0DCWisteria

Palettes with this color

Lavender Fields#F3EEFC #E0D4F7 #C3B1E1 #9D8EC7 #6A5D8FCotton Candy#FFC8DD #FFAFCC #BDE0FE #A2D2FF #CDB4DBSpring Morning#FBF8CC #FDE4CF #FFCFD2 #F1C0E8 #CFBAF0Denim Days#F1F1EE #C8D3E0 #6C8EBF #2F4F7F #1A2238

Tools for this color

Shades GeneratorGenerate tints, tones, lighter and darker shades and saturation variations.Contrast CheckerAccurate WCAG contrast ratio with AA/AAA results and accessible suggestions.Color Harmony GeneratorComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split-complementary and monochromatic harmonies.Color Blindness SimulatorApproximate protanopia, deuteranopia, tritanopia and achromatopsia simulations.

Frequently asked questions

What is the HEX code of Soft Lavender?
The HEX code of Soft Lavender is #D3C4E3. In RGB it is rgb(211, 196, 227) and in HSL hsl(269, 36%, 83%).
Which text color works on Soft Lavender?
White text has a contrast ratio of 1.64:1 on Soft Lavender and black text 12.77:1, so black text is more readable. WCAG AA needs at least 4.5:1 for normal text.
What is the complementary color of Soft Lavender?
Rotating the hue of Soft Lavender by 180° gives #D4E3C4, its complementary color on the RGB color wheel.
What is Soft Lavender in CMYK?
An approximate CMYK value for Soft Lavender is cmyk(7%, 14%, 0%, 11%). For printing, ask your printer for an ICC-profiled conversion.