Palettes / Colors / #DCD3FD

#DCD3FD — Pale Vivid Blue

#DCD3FD is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DCD3FD 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 #F4FDD3; it also sits naturally between #D3DFFD and #F1D3FD. 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 83% · Blue 99%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD3FD

.text { color: #DCD3FD; }
.background { background-color: #DCD3FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD3FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 211, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 91%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD3FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 211, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD3FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 211, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD3FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD3FD">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4FDD3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD3FD: #000000.

How #DCD3FD 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 #DCD3FD 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

← #DCD3FC  ·  #DCD3FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD3FD?

#DCD3FD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 211, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD3FD?

#DCD3FD is RGB 220, 211, 253 — HSL 253°, 91%, 91% — CMYK 13%, 17%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DCD3FD?

Its complement is #F4FDD3; analogous partners are #D3DFFD and #F1D3FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD3FD for text?

Black text on #DCD3FD has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.