Palettes / Colors / #DCDEF9

#DCDEF9 — Pale Blue

#DCDEF9 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DCDEF9 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 #F9F7DC; it also sits naturally between #DCEDF9 and #E9DCF9. 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 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #DCDEF9

.text { color: #DCDEF9; }
.background { background-color: #DCDEF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDEF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 222, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 71%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDEF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 222, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDEF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 222, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDEF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDEF9">Div content here</div>

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Tones of #DCDEF9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9F7DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDEF9: #000000.

How #DCDEF9 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 #DCDEF9 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCDEF8  ·  #DCDEFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDEF9?

#DCDEF9 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 222, 249). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDEF9?

#DCDEF9 is RGB 220, 222, 249 — HSL 236°, 71%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 11%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DCDEF9?

Its complement is #F9F7DC; analogous partners are #DCEDF9 and #E9DCF9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDEF9 for text?

Black text on #DCDEF9 has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.