Palettes / Colors / #DBE8FF

#DBE8FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#DBE8FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DBE8FF 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 #FFF2DB; it also sits naturally between #DBFAFF and #E0DBFF. 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 91% · Blue 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBE8FF

.text { color: #DBE8FF; }
.background { background-color: #DBE8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBE8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 232, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBE8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 232, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBE8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 232, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBE8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBE8FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBE8FF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFF2DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBE8FF: #000000.

How #DBE8FF 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 #DBE8FF 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

← #DBE8FE  ·  #DBE900 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBE8FF?

#DBE8FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 232, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBE8FF?

#DBE8FF is RGB 219, 232, 255 — HSL 218°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 9%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DBE8FF?

Its complement is #FFF2DB; analogous partners are #DBFAFF and #E0DBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBE8FF for text?

Black text on #DBE8FF has a contrast ratio of 17.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.