Palettes / Colors / #D6ECFF

#D6ECFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#D6ECFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#D6ECFF 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 #FFE9D6; it also sits naturally between #D6FFFE and #D6D8FF. 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 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D6ECFF

.text { color: #D6ECFF; }
.background { background-color: #D6ECFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D6ECFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(214, 236, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 100%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D6ECFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(214, 236, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D6ECFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(214, 236, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D6ECFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D6ECFF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFE9D6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D6ECFF: #000000.

How #D6ECFF 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 #D6ECFF 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

← #D6ECFE  ·  #D6ED00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D6ECFF?

#D6ECFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 214, 236, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D6ECFF?

#D6ECFF is RGB 214, 236, 255 — HSL 208°, 100%, 92% — CMYK 16%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #D6ECFF?

Its complement is #FFE9D6; analogous partners are #D6FFFE and #D6D8FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D6ECFF for text?

Black text on #D6ECFF has a contrast ratio of 17.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.