Palettes / Colors / #DBD1FF

#DBD1FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#DBD1FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DBD1FF 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 #F5FFD1; it also sits naturally between #D1DEFF and #F2D1FF. 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 86% · Green 82% · Blue 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBD1FF

.text { color: #DBD1FF; }
.background { background-color: #DBD1FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBD1FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 209, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBD1FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 209, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBD1FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 209, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBD1FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBD1FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5FFD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBD1FF: #000000.

How #DBD1FF 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 #DBD1FF 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

← #DBD1FE  ·  #DBD200 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBD1FF?

#DBD1FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 209, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBD1FF?

#DBD1FF is RGB 219, 209, 255 — HSL 253°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 14%, 18%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DBD1FF?

Its complement is #F5FFD1; analogous partners are #D1DEFF and #F2D1FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBD1FF for text?

Black text on #DBD1FF has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.