What color is Lavender?
Lavender is a pale, soft purple with a cool blue-gray quality, hex #D3D3FF, lighter than a violet but with a clear purple tone. It shares the gentle, hazy color of the lavender flower in full bloom.
What is the meaning of the color Lavender?
French perfumers were distilling lavender oil from the Provence region by the 16th century, making the flower one of the earliest plants linked to a named color in European trade. The English color name is first recorded in 1540, tied directly to the plant rather than to a pigment or dye. Because lavender sachets and waters were used for laundering and perfuming linens among the wealthy, the color became associated with delicacy and refinement. Crayon introduced Lavender as a named crayon color in 1949, anchoring it as a recognized pastel in commercial use.
What colors go with Lavender?
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Conversions & Codes
| Format | Value | CSS |
|---|---|---|
| HEX | #D3D3FF |
color: #D3D3FF;
|
| RGB | 211, 211, 255 |
color: rgb(211, 211, 255);
|
| RGB Percentage | 83%, 83%, 100% |
color: rgb(83%, 83%, 100%);
|
| CMYK | 17%, 17%, 0%, 0% | Not supported in CSS |
| HSL | 240°, 100%, 91% |
color: hsl(240, 100%, 91%);
|
| HSV | 240°, 17%, 100% | Not supported in CSS |
| CIE-LAB | 73, 0, -15 |
color: lab(73% 0 -15);
|
| Decimal | 13882367 | Not supported in CSS |
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CSS & Dev Snippets
.lavender {
color: #D3D3FF;
}
$lavender: #D3D3FF;
rgb(211, 211, 255)