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#DCDFF6 — Pale Blue

#DCDFF6 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DCDFF6 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DCDFF6 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 #F6F2DB; it also sits naturally between #DBEBF6 and #E5DBF6. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCDFF6 · RGB 220, 223, 246

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Color values

HEX#DCDFF6
RGB220, 223, 246
HSL233°, 59%, 91%
HSV233°, 11%, 96%
CMYK11%, 9%, 0%, 4%
XYZ72.54, 74.64, 97.77
Yxy74.64, 0.2961, 0.3047
CIE-Lab89.23, 3.36, -11.53
Hunter Lab86.40, 3.34, -11.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 87% · Blue 96%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCDFF6 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCDFF6 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCDFF6

.text { color: #DCDFF6; }
.background { background-color: #DCDFF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDFF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 223, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 59%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDFF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 223, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDFF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 223, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDFF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDFF6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDFF6

#B6BCEC#969FE4#717DDA#4D5CD1#3243C3#29369E#1F2A7A#161D55#0E1235#040610

Tints of #DCDFF6

#DFE1F7#DFE1F7#E3E5F8#E3E5F8#E7E9F9#E7E9F9#EBECFA#EBECFA#EFF0FB#EFF0FB

Tones of #DCDFF6

#DCDFF4#DEE1F2#E0E2F0#E2E4EE#E4E5EC#E6E7EA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6F2DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCDFF6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDFF6

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DCDFF6: ·

How #DCDFF6 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #DDDDF0Deuteranopia · #DDDDEFTritanopia · #DCECEB

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DCDFF6 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Cosmic Orchard
#1B27A5 · #C92130 · #5FE352 · #D7DBF4
Palette F9f7f7
#F9F7F7 · #DBE2EF · #3F72AF · #112D4E
Palette F1f3f8
#F1F3F8 · #D6E0F0 · #8D93AB · #393B44
Palette Dff4f3
#DFF4F3 · #DDE7F2 · #B9BBDF · #878ECD

Similar colors

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

#DCDEF4#E0DEF6#D7DBF4#DBE2EF#D6E0F0#DDE7F2#DCD6F7#DDDAEE#E0DBEE#D6E4F0#D9D7F1#E3DFFD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCDFF5  ·  #DCDFF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDFF6?

#DCDFF6 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 223, 246). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDFF6?

#DCDFF6 is RGB 220, 223, 246 — HSL 233°, 59%, 91% — CMYK 11%, 9%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DCDFF6?

Its complement is #F6F2DB; analogous partners are #DBEBF6 and #E5DBF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDFF6 for text?

Black text on #DCDFF6 has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.