Lavender Blue is a light medium bright shade of Blue. It belongs to the color family Pastel Blue, and it has high lightness and medium saturation. Lavender Blue is a cool color.
RGB space
CMYK space
The hex code for Lavender Blue is #8B88F8.
In the RGB (Red, Green, Blue) color space, which is used for digital colors, Lavender Blue has 55%% Red, 53% Green, and 97% Blue.
Lavender Blue has 242° Hue, 45% Saturation, and 97% Value in the HSV (Hue, Saturation, Value) color space, which is another way to represent digital colors.
Lavender Blue has 242° Hue, 88% Saturation, and 75% Lightness in the HSL (Hue, Saturation, Lightness) color space, which is a different way to express digital colors.
Lavender Blue has 44% cyan, 45% magenta, 0% yellow, and 3% black in the CMYK (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black) color space, which is used for color printing.
Color Space |
Original Units |
Percentage |
---|---|---|
Hex |
#8B88F8 |
|
RGB |
(139, 136, 248) |
(55%, 53%, 97%) |
HSV |
(242°, 45, 97) |
(67%, 45%, 97%) |
HSL |
(242°, 88, 75) |
(67%, 88%, 75%) |
CMYK |
(44, 45, 0, 3) |
(44%, 45%, 0%, 3%) |
The natural luminance of Lavender Blue is 30%, which is low.
Lavender Blue has a higher contrast with black than white.
Lavender Blue and black have a 7.0:1 contrast ratio, which meets the AA requirement. These colors are suitable for titles.
Lavender Blue and white have a 3.0:1 contrast ratio, which is insufficient for readability.
Luminance |
Contrast to Black |
Contrast to White |
---|---|---|
30% |
AA (7.0) |
insufficient (3.0) |
Example Black |
Example White |
Example Black |
Example White |
To mix Lavender Blue paint using eight primary colors (Red, Green, Blue, Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 43% Blue, 1% Magenta, 3% Black, 53% White, as shown below.
Yellow
0%
Red
0%
Green
0%
Blue
43%
Cyan
0%
Magenta
1%
Black
3%
White
53%
To mix Lavender Blue paint using five primary colors (Cyan, Magenta, Yellow, White, and Black), you'll need to combine 22% Cyan, 22% Magenta, 3% Black, 53% White, as shown below.
Cyan
22%
Magenta
22%
Yellow
0%
Black
3%
White
53%
Colors similar to Lavender Blue are: Periwinkle Blue, Chetwode Blue, Purple Mimosa, Cornflower, and Crocus Purple. Periwinkle Blue is more cyan and lighter than Lavender Blue. Chetwode Blue is paler and darker than Lavender Blue. Purple Mimosa is more purple and brighter than Lavender Blue. Cornflower is more cyan and brighter and darker than Lavender Blue. Crocus Purple is more purple and brighter and darker than Lavender Blue.