Palettes / Colors / #DADBF6

#DADBF6 — Pale Blue

#DADBF6 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DADBF6 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 #F6F5DA; it also sits naturally between #DAE9F6 and #E7DAF6. 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 86% · Blue 96%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADBF6

.text { color: #DADBF6; }
.background { background-color: #DADBF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADBF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 219, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 61%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADBF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 219, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADBF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 219, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADBF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADBF6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DADBF6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6F5DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADBF6: #000000.

How #DADBF6 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 #DADBF6 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

← #DADBF5  ·  #DADBF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADBF6?

#DADBF6 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 218, 219, 246). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADBF6?

#DADBF6 is RGB 218, 219, 246 — HSL 238°, 61%, 91% — CMYK 11%, 11%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DADBF6?

Its complement is #F6F5DA; analogous partners are #DAE9F6 and #E7DAF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADBF6 for text?

Black text on #DADBF6 has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.