Information about Lavender color
Basic facts about this digital color
A vivid, lively blue-purple violet, #C79FEF floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Baby Purple (#CA9BF7). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bright Ube (#D19FE8) and Very Light Blue Violet (#C29EFF).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(199, 159, 239)), which gives #C79FEF its character. If you plan to put text on a #C79FEF background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 9.6:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 2.2:1. The name "Lavender" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Lavender color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Lavender color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Lavender color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Lavender color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Lavender color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Lavender color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Lavender color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Lavender
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#CA9BF7
#D19FE8
#C29EFF
#BF94E4
#CC99FF
#CF9EFF
#C58DEE
#CDA4DE
#C9A0DC
#C991DF
#D891EF
#C48EFD
Lavender color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#C79FEF
- RGB199, 159, 239
- CMYK16, 31, 0, 6
- CSSrgb(199, 159, 239)
- HSL270°, 71%, 78%
- HSL Precise270°, 71.429%, 78.039%
- HSV270°, 33%, 94%
- HSB270°, 33%, 94%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.780
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.624
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
- GLSLvec3(0.780, 0.624, 0.937)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.780, 0.624, 0.937, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.780, 0.624, 0.937)
- Percentage of Red in RGB78%
- Percentage of Green in RGB62.4%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
- Color FamilyViolet
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDC79FEF
- DECIMAL ID13082607
- Name Length8
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