Soft Lavender Shale

#c4b1c9

Notes

Soft Lavender Shale (#C4B1C9) is a soft violet with a cool character. It leans cool, sitting on the blue, green, and violet side of the wheel. Quiet and dependable, a fit for product UI and data visualization. Its HSL profile (288°, 18%, 74%) places it in the muted band at a light lightness. It works as a background wash, large-area fill, or soft illustration tone. Add a darker ink of the same hue when you need type over it. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary green. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX

#c4b1c9

RGB

rgb(196, 177, 201)

HSL

hsl(288, 18%, 74%)