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#DADDFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#DADDFC 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 #DADDFC 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.

#DADDFC 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 #FCF9D9; it also sits naturally between #D9EDFC and #E8D9FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DADDFC · RGB 218, 221, 252

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Color values

HEX#DADDFC
RGB218, 221, 252
HSL235°, 85%, 92%
HSV235°, 13%, 99%
CMYK13%, 12%, 0%, 1%
XYZ72.34, 73.65, 102.50
Yxy73.65, 0.2911, 0.2964
CIE-Lab88.76, 4.98, -15.40
Hunter Lab85.82, 4.95, -16.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 87% · Blue 99%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DADDFC

.text { color: #DADDFC; }
.background { background-color: #DADDFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADDFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 221, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADDFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 221, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADDFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 221, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADDFC

#AFB5F8#848EF5#5F6BF2#3444EF#1224E2#0F1DB8#0B168E#081068#050A3D#020313

Tints of #DADDFC

#D9DCFC#DEE1FC#DEE1FC#E3E5FD#E3E5FD#E3E5FD#E7E9FD#E7E9FD#ECEEFD#ECEEFD

Tones of #DADDFC

#DCDEF9#DEE0F7#E1E2F5#E3E4F2#E6E7EF#E8E9ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCF9D9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #DADDFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADDFC

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 #DADDFC: ·

How #DADDFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBF4Deuteranopia · #DBDBF3Tritanopia · #DAEFED

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 #DADDFC rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Cosmic Orchard
#1B27A5 · #C92130 · #5FE352 · #D7DBF4
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874

Similar colors

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

#DCDEF4#E0DEF6#D2E0FB#D7DBF4#DCD6F7#D2DAFF#DBE6FD#E3DFFD#DAD2FF#E5E0FF#D9D7F1#D1DEF3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DADDFB  ·  #DADDFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADDFC?

#DADDFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 218, 221, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADDFC?

#DADDFC is RGB 218, 221, 252 — HSL 235°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 13%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DADDFC?

Its complement is #FCF9D9; analogous partners are #D9EDFC and #E8D9FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADDFC for text?

Black text on #DADDFC has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.