Palettes / Colors / #DBDAFB

#DBDAFB — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#DBDAFB 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 #FAFBDA; it also sits naturally between #DAEAFB and #ECDAFB. 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 85% · Blue 98%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDAFB

.text { color: #DBDAFB; }
.background { background-color: #DBDAFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDAFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 80%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDAFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDAFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 251, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFBDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDAFB: #000000.

How #DBDAFB 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 #DBDAFB 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

← #DBDAFA  ·  #DBDAFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDAFB?

#DBDAFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 218, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDAFB?

#DBDAFB is RGB 219, 218, 251 — HSL 242°, 80%, 92% — CMYK 13%, 13%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DBDAFB?

Its complement is #FAFBDA; analogous partners are #DAEAFB and #ECDAFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDAFB for text?

Black text on #DBDAFB has a contrast ratio of 15.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.