Palettes / Colors / #DBF5FF

#DBF5FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#DBF5FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DBF5FF 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 #FFE5DB; it also sits naturally between #DBFFF7 and #DBE3FF. 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 96% · Blue 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBF5FF

.text { color: #DBF5FF; }
.background { background-color: #DBF5FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBF5FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 245, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(197, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBF5FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 245, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBF5FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 245, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBF5FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBF5FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DBF5FF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFE5DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBF5FF: #000000.

How #DBF5FF 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 #DBF5FF 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

← #DBF5FE  ·  #DBF600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBF5FF?

#DBF5FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 245, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBF5FF?

#DBF5FF is RGB 219, 245, 255 — HSL 197°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 4%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DBF5FF?

Its complement is #FFE5DB; analogous partners are #DBFFF7 and #DBE3FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBF5FF for text?

Black text on #DBF5FF has a contrast ratio of 18.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.13:1.