By no stretch of the imagination is this lavender.  It is a deep smokey almost charcoal gray.  Lightweight OK for 3 season use, they run quite small so I got  king that works ok horizontally on a double bed.  Undecided if I will return it or try to use it in a different room as it does not work with the color schemes where I intended to use it.  I expected it to be light which is easy to handle and fits in the standard washer.