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#DCE2FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#DCE2FC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DCE2FC 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.

#DCE2FC 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 #FCF7DE; it also sits naturally between #DEF3FC and #E8DEFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DCE2FC · RGB 220, 226, 252

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Color values

HEX#DCE2FC
RGB220, 226, 252
HSL229°, 84%, 93%
HSV229°, 13%, 99%
CMYK13%, 10%, 0%, 1%
XYZ74.28, 76.64, 102.97
Yxy76.64, 0.2926, 0.3018
CIE-Lab90.15, 3.00, -13.29
Hunter Lab87.54, 2.99, -13.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 89% · Blue 99%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DCE2FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DCE2FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DCE2FC

.text { color: #DCE2FC; }
.background { background-color: #DCE2FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCE2FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 226, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 84%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCE2FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 226, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCE2FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 226, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCE2FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCE2FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCE2FC

#B4C0F8#8A9DF5#5F7AF1#3557ED#143AE6#1030BC#0D2591#091A67#05103D#020513

Tints of #DCE2FC

#DEE4FC#E3E8FD#E3E8FD#E3E8FD#E8EBFD#E8EBFD#E8EBFD#E8EBFD#ECEFFD#ECEFFD

Tones of #DCE2FC

#E0E5FA#E2E6F8#E5E8F6#E7E9F4#E9EAF1#EBECEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCF7DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #DCE2FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCE2FC

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 #DCE2FC: ·

How #DCE2FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFF6Deuteranopia · #DEDEF4Tritanopia · #DCF1F0

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 #DCE2FC rather than the exact color:

Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2

Similar colors

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

#DBE6FD#E3DFFD#E0DEF6#D9EAFD#DCDEF4#E5E0FF#D7E9F7#D2E0FB#DEECFF#DDE7F2#D7DBF4#D6E6F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCE2FB  ·  #DCE2FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCE2FC?

#DCE2FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 226, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCE2FC?

#DCE2FC is RGB 220, 226, 252 — HSL 229°, 84%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 10%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DCE2FC?

Its complement is #FCF7DE; analogous partners are #DEF3FC and #E8DEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCE2FC for text?

Black text on #DCE2FC has a contrast ratio of 16.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.