#E6E6FALavender (#E6E6FA) is a near-white neutral with an OKLCH hue of 286°, lightness 0.93 and chroma 0.027. In practice it behaves as a background color — quiet over large surfaces.
| HEX | #E6E6FA |
|---|---|
| RGB | rgb(230, 230, 250) |
| HSL | hsl(240, 67%, 94%) |
| HSV | hsv(240, 8%, 98%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 2%) |
| CIE Lab | lab(91.8 3.7 -9.7) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.931 0.027 286) |
Under warm 2700K interior light Lavender shifts subtly: takes on a magenta cast; in north-facing or shaded light it shifts subtly: takes on a blue cast. Overall drift across common illuminants is small (max ΔE ≈ 2.4), so it is a lighting-stable choice.
#efe0ea — ΔE 2.4, shifts subtly: takes on a magenta cast#eee7f5 — ΔE 1.3, shifts only faintly, with no single dominant change#e6e6fa — ΔE 0.0, is virtually unchanged#e6e7fd — ΔE 0.4, shifts subtly: takes on a blue castAgainst white it measures 1.23:1 and against black 17.06:1, so black text is the stronger pairing. That pairing passes WCAG AA for body text. Avoid white text on this color entirely.
One color explored: close hues with real lightness and chroma structure, so the palette is the anchor through value rather than a set of colors.
#e6e6fa · #c7c7da · #a0a0b1 · #7b7b89 · #585864 · #373741
The anchor's neighbours on the wheel — everything shares an undertone, so the chord carries color without anything having to be muted to get along.
#e6e6fa · #ddcafd · #d4b4de · #c89fc0 · #ba8ca1 · #a97b84
The mid-gap pairing — sage and mustard, terracotta and olive. A foil rotated 40–65° toward warm or cool: too far to be kin, too near to argue, carried by temperature and a deliberate value offset.
#e6e6fa · #b89fb0 · #8684af · #885b7b · #4d4b70 · #442d3d
One deliberately opposed voice — a single restrained counterpoint across the wheel, or temperature against temperature where the anchor is too muted to carry a loud opposite.
#e6e6fa · #cac88f · #7f7f8e · #5e5e78 · #414056 · #252533
The anchor as the only color in the room. True neutrals or complement-warmed near-neutrals let it stay dominant.
#e6e6fa · #cbcbc4 · #8d8d97 · #565651 · #22222b · #010100
This color as a ground rather than a subject — its own restraint held across a narrow value band, carrying one saturated voice from the opposite temperature.
#e6e6fa · #9b9ba5 · #3e3e4a · #21212c · #03030a · #d1c94e
The opposite hue on the perceptual wheel, tempered to field strength — warm/cool tension without vibration.
#e6e6fa · #ccccbb · #929166 · #5b5821 · #272400 · #010007
The complement's two neighbours instead of the complement itself — strong contrast with a lower clash risk.
#e6e6fa · #ccccbb · #a38965 · #425f34 · #321e00 · #000200
Three hues spaced evenly around the wheel; the anchor leads and the other two are held at supporting strength.
#e6e6fa · #d8c7bf · #ad836f · #24634c · #002b1d · #0c0100
Two complementary pairs offset by 90° — the richest chord, kept usable by a strict lightness hierarchy.
#e6e6fa · #d9c5c6 · #af7f81 · #5b5821 · #00292a · #040300
#E8E8FA · #EBEBFA · #EDEDFA · #F0F0FA · #F2F2FA
#BBBBCD · #9292A1 · #6A6A78 · #464651 · #24242D
Its high lightness and low chroma make it a natural background or large-surface color. In palettes it pairs most predictably with its tonal ramp and analogous neighbors; reserve the complementary hue for small, deliberate contrast.