Palettes / Colors / #DCDAFC

#DCDAFC — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#DCDAFC 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 #FAFCD9; it also sits naturally between #D9E8FC and #EDD9FC. 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 85% · 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 #DCDAFC

.text { color: #DCDAFC; }
.background { background-color: #DCDAFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDAFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 218, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDAFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 218, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDAFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 218, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDAFC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFCD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDAFC: #000000.

How #DCDAFC 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 #DCDAFC 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

← #DCDAFB  ·  #DCDAFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDAFC?

#DCDAFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 218, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDAFC?

#DCDAFC is RGB 220, 218, 252 — HSL 244°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 13%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DCDAFC?

Its complement is #FAFCD9; analogous partners are #D9E8FC and #EDD9FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDAFC for text?

Black text on #DCDAFC has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.