Palettes / Colors / #DCDAFD

#DCDAFD — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#DCDAFD 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 #FBFDD8; it also sits naturally between #D8E9FD and #ECD8FD. 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 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDAFD

.text { color: #DCDAFD; }
.background { background-color: #DCDAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 218, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 90%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 218, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 218, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDAFD

Tints of #DCDAFD

Tones of #DCDAFD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFDD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDAFD: #000000.

How #DCDAFD 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 #DCDAFD 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

← #DCDAFC  ·  #DCDAFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDAFD?

#DCDAFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 218, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDAFD?

#DCDAFD is RGB 220, 218, 253 — HSL 243°, 90%, 92% — CMYK 13%, 14%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DCDAFD?

Its complement is #FBFDD8; analogous partners are #D8E9FD and #ECD8FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDAFD for text?

Black text on #DCDAFD has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.