Lavender Color
Hex Code: #B89AC4 · purple
About Lavender
Lavender is a light purple color that takes its name from the flowering plant of the same name. It sits at the soft, romantic end of the purple spectrum, carrying the calm of blue and the warmth of pink in a unique combination. Lavender has long been associated with purity, devotion, and tranquility. In color psychology, it is one of the most universally liked colors, particularly among women.
Is Lavender Right for Your Project?
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Lavender is widely used in wellness, beauty, and feminine branding. It pairs beautifully with white, soft gray, dusty rose, and sage green. Works well for floral businesses, aromatherapy products, dreamy editorial photography, and gentle children's content. It shows up in 4 palettes in Colortion's library spanning a calm, playful, mysterious range of moods.
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Budget or utilitarian branding — purple carries a luxury association that clashes with a no-frills feel. Browse all colors to find a hue with a better fit.
Lavender Tints & Shades
Lighter and darker variants of Lavender — useful for hover states, borders, and backgrounds that need to stay in the same color family.
Lavender Color Harmonies
Other hues computed from Lavender's position on the color wheel — a fast starting point for a palette built around this color.
Complementary
Analogous
Triadic
Tetradic
Color Palettes with Lavender
Colors That Go With Lavender
These colors complement Lavender beautifully in design projects.
How to Use Lavender in Design
Lavender is widely used in wellness, beauty, and feminine branding. It pairs beautifully with white, soft gray, dusty rose, and sage green. Works well for floral businesses, aromatherapy products, dreamy editorial photography, and gentle children's content.
Purples span a huge lightness range, so what works for a pale lavender fails completely for a deep violet — verify per shade. Use #B89AC4 ( hsl(283, 26%, 69%)) directly in CSS or your design tool — for print, ask your printer for the closest CMYK or Pantone match before production.
Lavender is most often paired with Dusty Rose, Sage Green and Champagne. Start from #B89AC4 in the Colortion generator and build outward from there rather than starting from scratch.
Similar Colors
All colorsHow Lavender Compares
Side-by-side hex, RGB, and lightness values against the closest colors in the library.
| Color | Hex | Lightness |
|---|---|---|
| Lavender (this page) | #B89AC4 | 69% |
| Mauve | #A87EA8 | 58% |
| Periwinkle | #CCCCFF | 90% |
| Blush Pink | #F9C6C6 | 88% |
| Rose Gold | #B76E79 | 57% |
| Burgundy | #800020 | 25% |
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the hex code for Lavender?
The hex code for Lavender is #B89AC4. The RGB value is rgb(184, 154, 196) and the HSL value is hsl(283, 26%, 69%).
What colors go with Lavender?
Lavender pairs well with Dusty Rose, Sage Green, Champagne — see the tints, shades, and comparison table below for exact values to build from.
What is Lavender used for in design?
Lavender is widely used in wellness, beauty, and feminine branding. It pairs beautifully with white, soft gray, dusty rose, and sage green. Works well for floral businesses, aromatherapy products, dreamy editorial photography, and gentle children's content.