Colors Encyclopedia

Named color

Pastel Lavender

Pastel Lavender is a muted pink color with HEX #D8BFD8. According to Colors Encyclopedia, it has RGB 216, 191, 216, HSL 300, 24%, 80%, warm temperature, and is useful for soft UI backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design.

#D8BFD8 pink warm muted
HEX #D8BFD8
RGB rgb(216, 191, 216)
HSL hsl(300 24% 80%)
CMYK cmyk(0, 12, 0, 15)
Luminance 0.5682
Contrast Black 12.36:1White 1.7:1

CSS Utilities

--color-pastel-lavender: #D8BFD8;
.bg-pastel-lavender { background-color: #D8BFD8; }
.text-pastel-lavender { color: #D8BFD8; }
Open CSS utility pageReusable variables, classes, examples, and implementation notes

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Color Data (JSON)

Perfect for CSS, design systems, automation, and AI ingestion.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5682
Black text12.36:1AA Pass
White text1.7:1AA Fail
hexCanonical HEX value
rgbRed, green, blue channels
hslHue, saturation, lightness
cmykApproximate print conversion
wcagAA and AAA contrast options
harmoniesMathematical harmony sets
variantsGenerated tone variants
nearestColorsKnowledge graph neighbors
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Color systems
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    0,
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  }
}
WCAG
{
  "AA": [
    "#000000",
    "#1A1A1A",
    "#36454F"
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}
Harmonies
{
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    "#FBF9FB",
    "#D8BFD8",
    "#B587B5"
  ]
}
Variants
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  "light": "#FBF9FB",
  "dark": "#B587B5",
  "saturated": "#E3B5E3",
  "desaturated": "#CDCBCD",
  "pastel": "#FFFFFF",
  "neon": "#FFC2FF"
}
Pairings
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    "#F5F5F5",
    "#E8E8E4"
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  ],
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    "#FBF9FB",
    "#CDCBCD"
  ]
}
Knowledge graph
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}
Full JSON dataset 
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  "hex": "#D8BFD8",
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  ],
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    ],
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      "lifestyle"
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Color meaning and use

About Pastel Lavender Color

Pastel Lavender sits in the pink family with warm temperature and muted visual character. Pastel Lavender is a commonly used color name in design references, palettes, and editorial color systems.

Its common associations include softness, care, and lightness, which makes it relevant for wellness and beauty. In design work, Pastel Lavender is most useful for soft ui backgrounds, pastel palettes, and gentle product design, especially when paired with black text for stronger contrast.

Related Color Guides

Pink color familyBrowse named pink colors and compare nearby swatches.Warm colorsExplore colors with warm temperature behavior.Muted colorsFind colors with muted visual character.Pastel Lavender accessibilityCheck contrast and WCAG text options for #D8BFD8.Pastel Lavender CSS utilitiesUse Pastel Lavender in CSS variables and utility classes.#D8BFD8 HEX atlasOpen the permanent HEX atlas record for conversions and variants.Pastel Lavender paletteOpen the generated palette based on Pastel Lavender.Pastel Lavender harmoniesExplore complementary, analogous, triadic, and tetradic harmonies.

WCAG Accessibility

Contrast checks for Pastel Lavender against black and white text.

Black text12.36:1AA Pass
White text1.7:1AA Fail
AA text options#000000, #1A1A1A, #36454F
AAA text options#000000, #1A1A1A
Open WCAG pageDetailed contrast notes, warnings, alternatives, and UI examples

Similar Colors

Thistle#D8BFD8
Thistle Purple#D8BFD8
Kunzite#E8B7D4
Light Gray#D3D3D3
Light Grey#D3D3D3

Color Harmonies

#C0D8C0#C0D8C0
#CCC0D8#CCC0D8
#D8C0CC#D8C0CC
#D8D8C0#D8D8C0
#C0D8D8#C0D8D8
Open full Pastel Lavender harmony pageComplementary, analogous, triadic, tetradic, split, and monochromatic sets

Variants

#FBF9FB#FBF9FB
#B587B5#B587B5
#E3B5E3#E3B5E3
#CDCBCD#CDCBCD
White#FFFFFF
#FFC2FF#FFC2FF

Pairings

Black#000000
#C0D8C0#C0D8C0
#CCC0D8#CCC0D8
#D8C0CC#D8C0CC
Matte Black#1A1A1A
White Smoke#F5F5F5