Today , although the color floral lavender ( the color of the flower of the lavender plant ) remains the standard for lavender , just as there are many shades of pink ( light red , light rose , and light magenta colors ) , there are many shades of lavender ( some light magenta , some light purple , ( mostly ) light violet ( as well as some grayish violet ) , and some light indigo colors ) .
The color of the flower is still the standard for lavender but there are many other tones of light or medium violet now called lavender also .