20 Color names for "Shades Of Lavender"

Lavender blush is the web color which can be described as a pale pinkish tone of lavender.

The color Lavender (floral) matches the color shown as "lavender" (viewed under a full-spectrum fluorescent lamp) in the 1930 book A Dictionary of Color, the world standard for color names before the introduction of computers. This color may also be called floral lavender. It is a medium violet. This tone of lavender would be the approximate color you would get if you mix 50% violet paint and 50% white paint. This lavender closely matches the color given as lavender in a basic purple color chart.

Old lavender is a dark grayish-violet color, also known as dark lavender gray. The first recorded use of "old lavender" as a color name in English was in 1924.

The source of pink lavender color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #14-3207 TPX—Pink Lavender.

The pale tint of lavender is shown as lavender in sample 209 of the ISCC-NBS Dictionary of Color Names.

The historical name for this color is lavender gray. It is listed in A Dictionary of Color as one of the three major variations of lavender in 1930 along with lavender blue and lavender. (This book also designates a fourth shade of lavender, called old lavender). This color is similar to Prismacolor colored pencil PC 1026, Greyed Lavender.

Lavender is a light shade of purple or violet. It applies particularly to the color of the flower of the same name. The web color called lavender matches the color of the palest part of the flower. Another name of the color is Lavender Mist

Languid lavender is sourced from the Plochere Color System, which was formulated in 1948 and is widely used by interior designers.

English lavender is a medium light tone of grayish pinkish lavender. The source of this color is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #17-3617 TPX—English Lavender.

Twilight lavender is a color created by Crayola in 1990 as part of its Silver Swirls specialty box of metallic colors. Although it's intended to be a metallic shade, there is no way to display metallic colors accurately on a computer.

This color can be described as lavender pink or pale pinkish-purple when purple is defined as equivalent to red-violet as artists do. This tone of lavender is the color designated as lavender (color #74) in the list of Crayola crayon colors. This version of "lavender" is a lot pinker than the other named shades of lavender.

The source of pink lavender is the "Pantone Textile Paper eXtended (TPX)" color list, color #14-3207 TPX—Pink Lavender.

The color purple mountain majesty, a Crayola color since 1993, can be described as a medium lavender gray. Before 1958, this color was known as lavender in Crayola crayons, but Crayola later renamed it to lavender pink. As a result, this color is sometimes referred to as lavender purple. It represents the appearance of distant mountains.

The web color medium purple is a medium shade of the bright X11 purple.

Soap is a color formulated by Crayola in 1994 as one of the colors in its Magic Scent specialty box of colors. This color is a representation of soap scented with lavender, one of the most popular scents for soap.

The color amethyst is a moderate, transparent violet. Its name is derived from the stone amethyst, a form of quartz. Amethyst is the birthstone for those born in February. The first recorded use of amethyst as a color name in English was in 1572. Though the color of natural amethyst varies from purple to yellow, the amethyst color referred to here is the moderate purple color most commonly associated with amethyst stones. There is disagreement as to the cause of the purple color of the amethyst stone. Some believe that the color is due to the presence of manganese, while others have suggested that the amethyst color could be from ferric thiocyanate or sulfur found in amethyst stones.

Wisteria, a light medium violet color is equivalent to light lavender. The Prismacolor colored pencil PC 956, which used to be called light violet and is now called lilac (the actual color of the colored pencil is equivalent to wisteria rather than lilac) is this color. Wisteria in this exact shade is one of the Crayola crayon colors on the list of Crayola crayon colors. It was formulated as a Crayola color in 1993. The first recorded use of wisteria as a color name in English was in 1892.

Heliotrope is a pink-purple tint that is a representation of the colour of the heliotrope flower. The first recorded use of heliotrope as a color name in English was in 1882.

Periwinkle is a color in the blue and violet family. Its name is derived from the lesser periwinkle or myrtle herb (Vinca minor) which bears flowers of the same color. The color periwinkle is also called lavender blue and light blue violet. The color periwinkle may be considered a pale tint of purple-blue in the Munsell color system, or a "pastel purple-blue". The color can represent serenity, calmness, winter, and ice. It can also symbolize blossoming friendships, womanhood, sentimental memories, and everlasting love. The first recorded use of periwinkle as a color name in English was in 1922.

The color pale plum is the light tone of plum, which is recognized as the web color called plum. This color is paler than the color of an actual plum.