Palettes / Colors / #DCECFF

#DCECFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#DCECFF 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 #DCECFF 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.

#DCECFF 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 #FFEFDB; it also sits naturally between #DBFDFF and #DDDBFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 86% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCECFF

.text { color: #DCECFF; }
.background { background-color: #DCECFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCECFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 236, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCECFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 236, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCECFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 236, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCECFF

Tints of #DCECFF

Tones of #DCECFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFEFDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCECFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCECFF

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:

How #DCECFF 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 #DCECFF 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

← #DCECFE  ·  #DCED00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCECFF?

#DCECFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 236, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCECFF?

#DCECFF is RGB 220, 236, 255 — HSL 213°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 14%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCECFF?

Its complement is #FFEFDB; analogous partners are #DBFDFF and #DDDBFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCECFF for text?

Black text on #DCECFF has a contrast ratio of 17.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.