Palettes / Colors / #DCEFFE

#DCEFFE — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#DCEFFE 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 #FEEBDC; it also sits naturally between #DCFEFC and #DCDFFE. 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 94% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCEFFE

.text { color: #DCEFFE; }
.background { background-color: #DCEFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 239, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 239, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 239, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCEFFE

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Tones of #DCEFFE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEEBDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCEFFE: #000000.

How #DCEFFE 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 #DCEFFE 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

← #DCEFFD  ·  #DCEFFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEFFE?

#DCEFFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 239, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEFFE?

#DCEFFE is RGB 220, 239, 254 — HSL 206°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 6%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCEFFE?

Its complement is #FEEBDC; analogous partners are #DCFEFC and #DCDFFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEFFE for text?

Black text on #DCEFFE has a contrast ratio of 17.82:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.