Palettes / Colors / #DBDCFC

#DBDCFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#DBDCFC 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 #DBDCFC 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.

#DBDCFC 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 #FCFBD9; it also sits naturally between #D9ECFC and #E9D9FC. 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 86% · Blue 99%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDCFC

.text { color: #DBDCFC; }
.background { background-color: #DBDCFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDCFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 220, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDCFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 220, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDCFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 220, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBDCFC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFBD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDCFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDCFC

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:

How #DBDCFC 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 #DBDCFC 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

← #DBDCFB  ·  #DBDCFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDCFC?

#DBDCFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 220, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDCFC?

#DBDCFC is RGB 219, 220, 252 — HSL 238°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 13%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DBDCFC?

Its complement is #FCFBD9; analogous partners are #D9ECFC and #E9D9FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDCFC for text?

Black text on #DBDCFC has a contrast ratio of 15.65:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.