Palettes / Colors / #DADCFE
#DADCFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#DADCFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DADCFE 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.
#DADCFE 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 #FEFCDC; it also sits naturally between #DCEFFE and #EBDCFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DADCFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 218, 220, 254 |
| HSL | 237°, 95%, 93% |
| HSV | 237°, 14%, 100% |
| CMYK | 14%, 13%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 72.40, 73.25, 104.09 |
| Yxy | 73.25, 0.2899, 0.2933 |
| CIE-Lab | 88.57, 5.91, -16.73 |
| Hunter Lab | 85.58, 5.88, -17.51 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 85% · Green 86% · Blue 100%
Cyan 14% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DADCFE
.text { color: #DADCFE; }
.background { background-color: #DADCFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADCFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 220, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 95%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADCFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 220, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADCFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 220, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DADCFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADCFE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DADCFE
Tints of #DADCFE
Tones of #DADCFE
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEFCDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.34:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.65:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DADCFE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADCFE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DADCFE: ·
How #DADCFE 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 #DADCFE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DADCFE?
#DADCFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 218, 220, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DADCFE?
#DADCFE is RGB 218, 220, 254 — HSL 237°, 95%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 13%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DADCFE?
Its complement is #FEFCDC; analogous partners are #DCEFFE and #EBDCFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DADCFE for text?
Black text on #DADCFE has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.