Lavender Color Meaning | Connotations, Palettes & Hex

If you’re looking for a purple that’s soft but not too dainty or whimsical, lavender could be just the color you’re looking for; its bluish undertone gives it a slightly more restrained character than more pink-leaning shades of purple like lilac or mauve.

Quillbot’s free online Color Palette Generator tool can extract the color codes from an image containing a shade of lavender you like.

What color is lavender?

The color name “lavender” describes pale shades of purple. When used precisely, “lavender” refers to colors that are bluer than “lilac” and “mauve,” although the boundaries between the color names “lavender,” “lilac,” and “mauve” often overlap in everyday English.

What does lavender symbolize?

Lavender is associated with serenity, balance, and imagination. In branding design, you can use lavender to:

• Create a calm, approachable brand identity in the wellness, skincare, and beauty spaces
• Convey creativity and individuality more subtly than with vivid or pink-leaning shades of purple
• Express a gentle sense of refinement

In interior design, you can use lavender:

• To create a restful atmosphere in bedrooms, bathrooms, and relaxation areas
• As a soft but distinctive accent color for walls, bedding, curtains, upholstery, or decorative accessories
• To create a delicate, calming contrast with darker colors such as navy blue or dark gray.

Lavender hex code

The CSS lavender color code is #E6E6FA, which gives you a very light shade of lavender. For a darker, more vivid lavender, try #A587FF.

The hex code for the named CSS color “LavenderBlush” is #FFF0F5, but this produces a pale rose pink, not a purple.

Lavender vs lilac

The color names “lilac” and “lavender” are often used interchangeably to describe soft  shades of purple in everyday English. But most dictionaries define “lavender” as a pale bluish purple and “lilac” as a pink-leaning pale purple.

Lavender color palettes

Below are some lavender color combinations to give you inspiration for a lavender color palette to use in your project.

Lavender, sage green, cream, and dark plum gray for calm, friendly, and welcoming

To view and refine these colors in Quillbot’s free online Color Wheel tool, enter #A587FF for lavender, #B8CDB5 for sage green, #FFF4E6 for cream, and #554C63 for dark plum gray.

Lavender, apricot, teal, and ink blue for creativity and individuality

To view and refine these colors in Quillbot’s Color Wheel tool, enter #A587FF for lavender, #FFC6A5 for apricot, #67B7B1 for teal, and #3F4E6B for ink blue.

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