Palettes / Colors / #D8ECFD

#D8ECFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#D8ECFD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#D8ECFD 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 #FDE9D8; it also sits naturally between #D8FDFC and #D8D9FD. 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 85% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

Previews

CSS code for #D8ECFD

.text { color: #D8ECFD; }
.background { background-color: #D8ECFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8ECFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 236, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 90%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8ECFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 236, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8ECFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 236, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D8ECFD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8ECFD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D8ECFD

Tints of #D8ECFD

Tones of #D8ECFD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDE9D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D8ECFD: #000000.

How #D8ECFD 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 #D8ECFD 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

← #D8ECFC  ·  #D8ECFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D8ECFD?

#D8ECFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 216, 236, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D8ECFD?

#D8ECFD is RGB 216, 236, 253 — HSL 208°, 90%, 92% — CMYK 15%, 7%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #D8ECFD?

Its complement is #FDE9D8; analogous partners are #D8FDFC and #D8D9FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D8ECFD for text?

Black text on #D8ECFD has a contrast ratio of 17.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.