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#DADFFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#DADFFD 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 #DADFFD 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.

#DADFFD 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 #FDF7D8; it also sits naturally between #D8F0FD and #E5D8FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DADFFD · RGB 218, 223, 253

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Color values

HEX#DADFFD
RGB218, 223, 253
HSL231°, 90%, 92%
HSV231°, 14%, 99%
CMYK14%, 12%, 0%, 1%
XYZ73.03, 74.77, 103.51
Yxy74.77, 0.2906, 0.2975
CIE-Lab89.29, 4.14, -15.13
Hunter Lab86.47, 4.11, -15.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 87% · Blue 99%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DADFFD

.text { color: #DADFFD; }
.background { background-color: #DADFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 223, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 90%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 223, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 223, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DADFFD

#ADB8FB#8193F8#5A72F6#2F4CF4#0C2DE9#0A25BD#081C91#06156B#030C3F#010413

Tints of #DADFFD

#D8DEFD#DDE2FD#DDE2FD#E2E6FD#E2E6FD#E2E6FD#E7EAFE#E7EAFE#ECEEFE#ECEEFE

Tones of #DADFFD

#DBE0FA#DEE1F8#E0E3F5#E3E5F3#E5E7F0#E8E9ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDF7D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.95:1 AAA

Best text color on #DADFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DADFFD

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 #DADFFD: ·

How #DADFFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCF6Deuteranopia · #DCDCF4Tritanopia · #DAF0EF

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 #DADFFD rather than the exact color:

Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB

Similar colors

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

#DBE6FD#D2E0FB#E3DFFD#E0DEF6#DCDEF4#D2DAFF#D7DBF4#DCD6F7#D9EAFD#E5E0FF#D7E9F7#DAD2FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DADFFC  ·  #DADFFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADFFD?

#DADFFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 218, 223, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADFFD?

#DADFFD is RGB 218, 223, 253 — HSL 231°, 90%, 92% — CMYK 14%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DADFFD?

Its complement is #FDF7D8; analogous partners are #D8F0FD and #E5D8FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADFFD for text?

Black text on #DADFFD has a contrast ratio of 15.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.