Palettes / Colors / #DBDFF0

#DBDFF0 — Pale Muted Blue

#DBDFF0 is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #DBDFF0 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.

#DBDFF0 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 #F0ECDB; it also sits naturally between #DBE9F0 and #E2DBF0. 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 87% · Blue 94%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDFF0

.text { color: #DBDFF0; }
.background { background-color: #DBDFF0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDFF0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 223, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 41%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDFF0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 223, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDFF0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 223, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDFF0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDFF0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0ECDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDFF0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDFF0

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 #DBDFF0 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 #DBDFF0 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

← #DBDFEF  ·  #DBDFF1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDFF0?

#DBDFF0 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 223, 240). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDFF0?

#DBDFF0 is RGB 219, 223, 240 — HSL 229°, 41%, 90% — CMYK 9%, 7%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DBDFF0?

Its complement is #F0ECDB; analogous partners are #DBE9F0 and #E2DBF0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDFF0 for text?

Black text on #DBDFF0 has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.