COLOR USAGE GUIDE · svgnames
Lavender.
A case-sensitive color name from the svgnames color set.
A lot of possibility.Lavender · svgnames
Color specification
- Color set
- svgnames
- Native model
- rgb
- Native values
- 0.9,0.9,0.98
- Screen hex
- #E6E6FA
Screen values are approximate. CMYK previews use xcolor’s conversion; printed output depends on your driver and color profile.
\definecolor{myLavender}{rgb}{0.9,0.9,0.98}Use Lavender in your document
1. Load the color set
Add this to your preamble before \begin{document}.
\usepackage[svgnames]{xcolor}2. Color some text
Apply color to a word, sentence, or heading.
\textcolor{Lavender}{A little color goes a long way.}Add a background
Place a colored box behind a small piece of text.
\colorbox{Lavender!20}{Highlighted text}Make a lighter shade
Mix 40% Lavender with 60% white.
\colorlet{myShade}{Lavender!40}
\textcolor{myShade}{A softer shade}