Palettes / Colors / #D3EFFD

#D3EFFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#D3EFFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #D3EFFD when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#D3EFFD 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 #FDE1D3; it also sits naturally between #D3FDF6 and #D3DAFD. 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 94% · Blue 99%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3EFFD

.text { color: #D3EFFD; }
.background { background-color: #D3EFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3EFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 239, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 91%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3EFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 239, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3EFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 239, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3EFFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3EFFD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDE1D3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3EFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D3EFFD

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #D3EFFD 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 #D3EFFD 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3EFFD?

#D3EFFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 211, 239, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3EFFD?

#D3EFFD is RGB 211, 239, 253 — HSL 200°, 91%, 91% — CMYK 17%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #D3EFFD?

Its complement is #FDE1D3; analogous partners are #D3FDF6 and #D3DAFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3EFFD for text?

Black text on #D3EFFD has a contrast ratio of 17.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.