Palettes / Colors / #DCF0FA

#DCF0FA — Pale Blue

#DCF0FA 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 #DCF0FA 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.

#DCF0FA 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 #FAE6DB; it also sits naturally between #DBFAF5 and #DBE0FA. 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 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCF0FA

.text { color: #DCF0FA; }
.background { background-color: #DCF0FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF0FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 240, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 75%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF0FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 240, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF0FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 240, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCF0FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF0FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAE6DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCF0FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCF0FA

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 #DCF0FA 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 #DCF0FA 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

← #DCF0F9  ·  #DCF0FB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCF0FA?

#DCF0FA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 240, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF0FA?

#DCF0FA is RGB 220, 240, 250 — HSL 200°, 75%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DCF0FA?

Its complement is #FAE6DB; analogous partners are #DBFAF5 and #DBE0FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCF0FA for text?

Black text on #DCF0FA has a contrast ratio of 17.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.