Palettes / Colors / #D3CDFE

#D3CDFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#D3CDFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#D3CDFE is a cool blue color associated with trust, calm and professionalism. It is light enough to work as a background or base color, with darker text on top.

Its strongest partner is its complement #F8FECD; it also sits naturally between #CDE0FE and #EBCDFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 83% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #D3CDFE

.text { color: #D3CDFE; }
.background { background-color: #D3CDFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3CDFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 205, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3CDFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 205, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3CDFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 205, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3CDFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3CDFE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8FECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3CDFE: #000000.

How #D3CDFE looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #D3CDFE rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D3CDFD  ·  #D3CDFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3CDFE?

#D3CDFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 211, 205, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3CDFE?

#D3CDFE is RGB 211, 205, 254 — HSL 247°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 17%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #D3CDFE?

Its complement is #F8FECD; analogous partners are #CDE0FE and #EBCDFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3CDFE for text?

Black text on #D3CDFE has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.