Palettes / Colors / #DCDEFE
#DCDEFE — Pale Vivid Blue
#DCDEFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
#DCDEFE 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 #FEFCDC; it also sits naturally between #DCEFFE and #EBDCFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DCDEFE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 220, 222, 254 |
| HSL | 236°, 94%, 93% |
| HSV | 236°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 13%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 73.53, 74.61, 104.29 |
| Yxy | 74.61, 0.2913, 0.2956 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.21, 5.49, -15.75 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.38, 5.47, -16.43 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 100%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DCDEFE
.text { color: #DCDEFE; }
.background { background-color: #DCDEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 222, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 222, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 222, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DCDEFE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDEFE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEFCDC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.92:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DCDEFE: #000000.
How #DCDEFE 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 #DCDEFE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DCDEFE?
#DCDEFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 222, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDEFE?
#DCDEFE is RGB 220, 222, 254 — HSL 236°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 13%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DCDEFE?
Its complement is #FEFCDC; analogous partners are #DCEFFE and #EBDCFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DCDEFE for text?
Black text on #DCDEFE has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.