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#DAECFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#DAECFE 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 #DAECFE 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.

#DAECFE 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 #FEEDDC; it also sits naturally between #DCFEFE and #DCDCFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DAECFE · RGB 218, 236, 254

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Color values

HEX#DAECFE
RGB218, 236, 254
HSL210°, 95%, 93%
HSV210°, 14%, 100%
CMYK14%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ76.80, 82.05, 105.56
Yxy82.05, 0.2905, 0.3103
CIE-Lab92.60, -2.39, -10.70
Hunter Lab90.58, -2.38, -11.02

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 85% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DAECFE

.text { color: #DAECFE; }
.background { background-color: #DAECFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAECFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 236, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 95%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAECFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 236, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAECFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 236, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DAECFE

#AFD6FD#83BFFC#56A8FB#2991FA#067DF4#0566C7#044F9A#03386D#022141#010A14

Tints of #DAECFE

#DCEDFE#E1F0FE#E1F0FE#E1F0FE#E6F2FE#E6F2FE#E6F2FE#E6F2FE#EBF5FE#EBF5FE

Tones of #DAECFE

#DFEDFC#E1EDF9#E4EDF7#E6EDF4#E8EDF2#EBEDF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEEDDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.41:1 AAA

Best text color on #DAECFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DAECFE

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 #DAECFE: ·

How #DAECFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E2E2FADeuteranopia · #E1DFF9Tritanopia · #DBF6F5

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 #DAECFE rather than the exact color:

Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette F9f3df
#F9F3DF · #FDFCE5 · #D7E9F7 · #F4D19B
Palette D4ebf8
#D4EBF8 · #1F509A · #0A3981 · #E38E49

Similar colors

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

#D9EAFD#DEECFF#DBE6FD#DDF2FD#D7E9F7#D4EBF8#DDEEF6#E1F2FB#D7F2F7#E0F4FF#DFF5FF#D3F4FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DAECFD  ·  #DAECFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAECFE?

#DAECFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 218, 236, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAECFE?

#DAECFE is RGB 218, 236, 254 — HSL 210°, 95%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DAECFE?

Its complement is #FEEDDC; analogous partners are #DCFEFE and #DCDCFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAECFE for text?

Black text on #DAECFE has a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.