#E6E6FALavender is a rich, strongly saturated, very light cool blue (#E6E6FA).
Lavender reads as a rich, strongly saturated blue with a cool temperament. Colors in this range are commonly associated with trust, calm and competence, which makes lavender a natural fit for corporate branding, links and interfaces that need to feel dependable.
Lavender is light enough that it pairs better with dark text than white: black type on lavender hits 17.06:1 — comfortably past the WCAG AA threshold — while white manages only 1.23:1. It shines as a section background, card fill or subtle highlight where a full-strength accent would shout.
For pairings, the complement of lavender sits at 60° — #FAFAE5, close to beige — and delivers the strongest possible hue contrast; use it sparingly, in roughly a 90/10 split, so the two don't fight. For calmer schemes, the analogous colors 30° to either side keep the same cool temperature, while the triadic pair gives you a balanced three-color palette. All of these are computed for lavender in the palettes below, with copy-ready codes.
Every palette below is computed from lavender's position on the color wheel (hue 240°). Hover any swatch to see its code; click to copy.
Tints mix lavender toward white; shades mix it toward black. Use the scale for hover states, borders and depth without leaving the hue.
WCAG 2.1 requires 4.5:1 for normal text (AA) and 3:1 for large text. Here's how lavender performs, plus how it appears under the three main types of dichromatic color blindness (simulated approximation).
| Pairing | Ratio | Normal text | Large text |
|---|---|---|---|
| White text on Lavender | 1.23:1 | Fail | Fail |
| Black text on Lavender | 17.06:1 | AAA | AAA |
#E6E6F5#E6E6F4#E6F1F0Copy-ready snippets. In CSS you can also use the keyword lavender directly.
:root {
--lavender: #E6E6FA;
--lavender-rgb: 230, 230, 250;
--lavender-tint: #F1F1FC;
--lavender-shade: #7E7E8A;
}
.btn-lavender {
background: var(--lavender);
color: #000000;
}// tailwind.config.js
colors: {
'lavender': {
DEFAULT: '#E6E6FA',
light: '#F1F1FC',
dark: '#7E7E8A',
},
}The closest CSS named colors by perceptual (Lab) distance.