Palettes / Colors / #D6D6FF

#D6D6FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#D6D6FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#D6D6FF 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 #FFFFD6; it also sits naturally between #D6EBFF and #EBD6FF. 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 84% · Green 84% · Blue 100%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #D6D6FF

.text { color: #D6D6FF; }
.background { background-color: #D6D6FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D6D6FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(214, 214, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 100%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D6D6FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(214, 214, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D6D6FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(214, 214, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D6D6FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D6D6FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D6D6FF

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Tones of #D6D6FF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFFFD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D6D6FF: #000000.

How #D6D6FF 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 #D6D6FF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D6D6FE  ·  #D6D700 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D6D6FF?

#D6D6FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 214, 214, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D6D6FF?

#D6D6FF is RGB 214, 214, 255 — HSL 240°, 100%, 92% — CMYK 16%, 16%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #D6D6FF?

Its complement is #FFFFD6; analogous partners are #D6EBFF and #EBD6FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D6D6FF for text?

Black text on #D6D6FF has a contrast ratio of 14.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.