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Pastel Lavender Palette

Pastel Lavender Palette: #D8BFD8, #C0D8C0, #CCC0D8, #D8C0CC. Check roles, contrast and CSS variables; open source-color links and JSON.

Pastel Lavender Palette assigns primary #D8BFD8, secondary #C0D8C0, surface #CCC0D8, background #D8C0CC, accent #000000. The set spans Pink, Green, Purple, and Gray families with warm, cool, and neutral temperatures. Luminance runs from #000000 at 0 to #C0D8C0 at 0.6412; black gives higher contrast on 4 of 5 values.

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5colors
Pink palettedominant group
6use cases

Palette Color Roles

Pastel Lavender Palette maps 5 colors to practical UI roles for interfaces, brand systems, and CSS tokens.

Primary#D8BFD8Thistle Purple
Secondary#C0D8C0#C0D8C0
Surface#CCC0D8#CCC0D8
Background#D8C0CC#D8C0CC
Accent#000000Black

CSS Variables

--palette-pastel-lavender-primary: #D8BFD8;
--palette-pastel-lavender-secondary: #C0D8C0;
--palette-pastel-lavender-surface: #CCC0D8;
--palette-pastel-lavender-background: #D8C0CC;
--palette-pastel-lavender-accent: #000000;

Accessibility Snapshot

Compare all 5 Pastel Lavender Palette values against black and white text, with the stronger standard foreground identified for each role.

Primary#D8BFD8
Black 12.36:1 · White 1.7:1
Best #000000
Secondary#C0D8C0
Black 13.82:1 · White 1.52:1
Best #000000
Surface#CCC0D8
Black 12.1:1 · White 1.74:1
Best #000000
Background#D8C0CC
Black 12.33:1 · White 1.7:1
Best #000000
Accent#000000
Black 1:1 · White 21:1
Best #FFFFFF

UI Components Preview

Preview how the Pastel Lavender Palette roles behave together across common interface components before copying the CSS variables.

ButtonPrimary action with checked foreground contrast.
CardSurface treatment using palette roles.
AlertBackground, text, and accent roles together.
NavbarSecondary role with accent state.

Machine-readable data

Machine-Readable Pastel Lavender Palette Data (JSON)

Structured palette data for Pastel Lavender Palette, including color roles, accessibility, semantic groups, use cases, CSS variables, and API links.

AI-Ready Dataset v1.0.0
Luminance0.5682
Black text12.36:1AA Pass
White text1.7:1AA Fail
colorsPalette colors with roles and color systems
rolesPrimary, secondary, surface, background, and accent mapping
accessibilityContrast and WCAG text options by palette color
semanticGroupsAI-readable palette labels
useCasesDesign and implementation contexts
cssVariablesCopy-ready CSS custom properties
Download JSON Open API
Structured sections
Roles
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#D8BFD8",
    "name": "Thistle Purple"
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C0D8C0",
    "name": "#C0D8C0"
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#CCC0D8",
    "name": "#CCC0D8"
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D8C0CC",
    "name": "#D8C0CC"
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black"
  }
]
Accessibility
[
  {
    "role": "primary",
    "hex": "#D8BFD8",
    "name": "Thistle Purple",
    "blackContrast": 12.36,
    "whiteContrast": 1.7,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "secondary",
    "hex": "#C0D8C0",
    "name": "#C0D8C0",
    "blackContrast": 13.82,
    "whiteContrast": 1.52,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "surface",
    "hex": "#CCC0D8",
    "name": "#CCC0D8",
    "blackContrast": 12.1,
    "whiteContrast": 1.74,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "background",
    "hex": "#D8C0CC",
    "name": "#D8C0CC",
    "blackContrast": 12.33,
    "whiteContrast": 1.7,
    "bestTextColor": "#000000",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A",
      "#36454F"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#000000",
      "#1A1A1A"
    ]
  },
  {
    "role": "accent",
    "hex": "#000000",
    "name": "Black",
    "blackContrast": 1,
    "whiteContrast": 21,
    "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
    "aaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ],
    "aaaTextOptions": [
      "#FFFFFF",
      "#F5F5F5"
    ]
  }
]
Semantic groups
[
  "pastel lavender palette",
  "generated palette",
  "pink palette",
  "green palette",
  "purple palette",
  "gray palette",
  "muted palette",
  "dark palette",
  "neutral palette",
  "warm palette",
  "cool palette"
]
Use cases
[
  "design system tokens",
  "CSS variables",
  "palette reference",
  "AI color ingestion",
  "quiet UI themes",
  "wellness and botanical palettes"
]
CSS variables
"--palette-pastel-lavender-primary: #D8BFD8;\n--palette-pastel-lavender-secondary: #C0D8C0;\n--palette-pastel-lavender-surface: #CCC0D8;\n--palette-pastel-lavender-background: #D8C0CC;\n--palette-pastel-lavender-accent: #000000;"
Full JSON dataset 
{
  "datasetVersion": "1.0.0",
  "slug": "pastel-lavender",
  "name": "Pastel Lavender Palette",
  "type": "generated",
  "sourceColor": "pastel-lavender",
  "description": "Generated palette built from Pastel Lavender, its harmonies, a high-contrast pairing, and a light variant.",
  "narrative": "Pastel Lavender Palette combines primary #D8BFD8, secondary #C0D8C0, surface #CCC0D8, background #D8C0CC, accent #000000. According to Colors Encyclopedia, the palette works as a pink palette, green palette, purple palette system for design system tokens, CSS variables, palette reference, and AI color ingestion, with each color mapped to roles, contrast data, CSS tokens, and machine-readable JSON.",
  "semanticGroups": [
    "pastel lavender palette",
    "generated palette",
    "pink palette",
    "green palette",
    "purple palette",
    "gray palette",
    "muted palette",
    "dark palette",
    "neutral palette",
    "warm palette",
    "cool palette"
  ],
  "useCases": [
    "design system tokens",
    "CSS variables",
    "palette reference",
    "AI color ingestion",
    "quiet UI themes",
    "wellness and botanical palettes"
  ],
  "colors": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D8BFD8",
      "slug": "thistle-purple",
      "name": "Thistle Purple",
      "rgb": [
        216,
        191,
        216
      ],
      "hsl": [
        300,
        24,
        80
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        12,
        0,
        15
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5682,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.36,
        "white": 1.7
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/thistle-purple/"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C0D8C0",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#C0D8C0",
      "rgb": [
        192,
        216,
        192
      ],
      "hsl": [
        120,
        24,
        80
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        11,
        0,
        11,
        15
      ],
      "family": "green",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.6412,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 13.82,
        "white": 1.52
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CCC0D8",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#CCC0D8",
      "rgb": [
        204,
        192,
        216
      ],
      "hsl": [
        270,
        24,
        80
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        6,
        11,
        0,
        15
      ],
      "family": "purple",
      "temperature": "cool",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5549,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.1,
        "white": 1.74
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D8C0CC",
      "slug": null,
      "name": "#D8C0CC",
      "rgb": [
        216,
        192,
        204
      ],
      "hsl": [
        330,
        24,
        80
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        11,
        6,
        15
      ],
      "family": "pink",
      "temperature": "warm",
      "tone": [
        "muted"
      ],
      "luminance": 0.5666,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 12.33,
        "white": 1.7
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A",
          "#36454F"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#000000",
          "#1A1A1A"
        ]
      },
      "url": null
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "slug": "black",
      "name": "Black",
      "rgb": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "hsl": [
        0,
        0,
        0
      ],
      "cmyk": [
        0,
        0,
        0,
        100
      ],
      "family": "gray",
      "temperature": "neutral",
      "tone": [
        "dark",
        "neutral"
      ],
      "luminance": 0,
      "contrast": {
        "black": 1,
        "white": 21
      },
      "wcag": {
        "AA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ],
        "AAA": [
          "#FFFFFF",
          "#F5F5F5"
        ]
      },
      "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/colors/black/"
    }
  ],
  "roles": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D8BFD8",
      "name": "Thistle Purple"
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C0D8C0",
      "name": "#C0D8C0"
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CCC0D8",
      "name": "#CCC0D8"
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D8C0CC",
      "name": "#D8C0CC"
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black"
    }
  ],
  "accessibility": [
    {
      "role": "primary",
      "hex": "#D8BFD8",
      "name": "Thistle Purple",
      "blackContrast": 12.36,
      "whiteContrast": 1.7,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "secondary",
      "hex": "#C0D8C0",
      "name": "#C0D8C0",
      "blackContrast": 13.82,
      "whiteContrast": 1.52,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "surface",
      "hex": "#CCC0D8",
      "name": "#CCC0D8",
      "blackContrast": 12.1,
      "whiteContrast": 1.74,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "background",
      "hex": "#D8C0CC",
      "name": "#D8C0CC",
      "blackContrast": 12.33,
      "whiteContrast": 1.7,
      "bestTextColor": "#000000",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A",
        "#36454F"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#000000",
        "#1A1A1A"
      ]
    },
    {
      "role": "accent",
      "hex": "#000000",
      "name": "Black",
      "blackContrast": 1,
      "whiteContrast": 21,
      "bestTextColor": "#FFFFFF",
      "aaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ],
      "aaaTextOptions": [
        "#FFFFFF",
        "#F5F5F5"
      ]
    }
  ],
  "cssVariables": "--palette-pastel-lavender-primary: #D8BFD8;\n--palette-pastel-lavender-secondary: #C0D8C0;\n--palette-pastel-lavender-surface: #CCC0D8;\n--palette-pastel-lavender-background: #D8C0CC;\n--palette-pastel-lavender-accent: #000000;",
  "relatedEndpoints": [
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pastel-lavender.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes.json",
    "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/colors/pastel-lavender.json"
  ],
  "url": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/palettes/pastel-lavender/",
  "apiUrl": "https://www.colorsencyclopedia.com/api/palettes/pastel-lavender.json"
}
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