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#DADBF3 — Pale Muted Blue

#DADBF3 is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #DADBF3 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.

#DADBF3 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 #F3F2D8; it also sits naturally between #D8E6F3 and #E5D8F3. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DADBF3 · RGB 218, 219, 243

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Color values

HEX#DADBF3
RGB218, 219, 243
HSL238°, 51%, 90%
HSV238°, 10%, 95%
CMYK10%, 10%, 0%, 5%
XYZ70.42, 72.04, 94.99
Yxy72.04, 0.2966, 0.3034
CIE-Lab87.99, 4.22, -11.81
Hunter Lab84.88, 4.17, -12.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 86% · Blue 95%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DADBF3 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DADBF3 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DADBF3

.text { color: #DADBF3; }
.background { background-color: #DADBF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADBF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 219, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 51%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADBF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 219, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADBF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 219, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADBF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADBF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DADBF3

#B6B7E7#9799DD#7478D2#5659C8#3B3FB5#2F3392#252874#1A1C51#101132#05050F

Tints of #DADBF3

#DCDDF4#DCDDF4#E0E1F5#E0E1F5#E4E5F6#E8E8F8#E8E8F8#ECECF9#ECECF9#F0F0FA

Tones of #DADBF3

#DADBF1#DCDDEF#DEDFED#E0E0EB#E2E2E9#E4E4E7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3F2D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #DADBF3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADBF3

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DADBF3: ·

How #DADBF3 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAEDDeuteranopia · #DADAECTritanopia · #DAE9E8

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DADBF3 rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Orchard
#1B27A5 · #C92130 · #5FE352 · #D7DBF4
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette D9d7f1
#D9D7F1 · #FFFDDE · #E7FBBE · #FFCBCB
Hidden Monsoon
#DBD6F0 · #7566BD · #5C47BD · #372D67
Wild Cinder
#3B2575 · #CA7556 · #4CC66D · #DDDAEE
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874

Similar colors

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

#D7DBF4#DCDEF4#D9D7F1#DBD6F0#DDDAEE#DCD6F7#D6E0F0#E0DEF6#E0DBEE#DBDBEB#D9D3F4#DBE2EF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DADBF2  ·  #DADBF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADBF3?

#DADBF3 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 218, 219, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADBF3?

#DADBF3 is RGB 218, 219, 243 — HSL 238°, 51%, 90% — CMYK 10%, 10%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DADBF3?

Its complement is #F3F2D8; analogous partners are #D8E6F3 and #E5D8F3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADBF3 for text?

Black text on #DADBF3 has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.