Palettes / Colors / #DCF3FE

#DCF3FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#DCF3FE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DCF3FE 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 #FEE7DC; it also sits naturally between #DCFEF8 and #DCE3FE. 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 95% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCF3FE

.text { color: #DCF3FE; }
.background { background-color: #DCF3FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCF3FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 243, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCF3FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 243, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCF3FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 243, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCF3FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCF3FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCF3FE

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEE7DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCF3FE: #000000.

How #DCF3FE 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 #DCF3FE 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

← #DCF3FD  ·  #DCF3FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCF3FE?

#DCF3FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 243, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCF3FE?

#DCF3FE is RGB 220, 243, 254 — HSL 199°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 4%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DCF3FE?

Its complement is #FEE7DC; analogous partners are #DCFEF8 and #DCE3FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCF3FE for text?

Black text on #DCF3FE has a contrast ratio of 18.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.