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#DDDCFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#DDDCFD 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 #DDDCFD 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.

#DDDCFD 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 #FCFDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDECFD and #EEDDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDDCFD · RGB 221, 220, 253

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Color values

HEX#DDDCFD
RGB221, 220, 253
HSL242°, 89%, 93%
HSV242°, 13%, 99%
CMYK13%, 13%, 0%, 1%
XYZ73.14, 73.65, 103.29
Yxy73.65, 0.2925, 0.2945
CIE-Lab88.76, 6.65, -15.90
Hunter Lab85.82, 6.63, -16.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 99%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDDCFD

.text { color: #DDDCFD; }
.background { background-color: #DDDCFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDCFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 220, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDCFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 220, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDCFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 220, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDDCFD

#B4B2FB#8A87F8#605BF5#3630F3#150EEC#110BC1#0D0995#09066A#06043F#020113

Tints of #DDDCFD

#DEDDFD#E3E2FD#E3E2FD#E3E2FD#E8E7FE#E8E7FE#E8E7FE#E8E7FE#ECECFE#ECECFE

Tones of #DDDCFD

#E0E0FB#E2E2F9#E5E4F6#E7E6F4#E9E9F2#EBEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDDCFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDCFD

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 #DDDCFD: ·

How #DDDCFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDF5Deuteranopia · #DDDDF3Tritanopia · #DDEFED

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 #DDDCFD rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#E0DEF6#DCD6F7#E5E0FF#DCDEF4#DBE6FD#DAD2FF#D7DBF4#D2DAFF#E5D4FF#D2E0FB#D9D3F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDDCFC  ·  #DDDCFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDCFD?

#DDDCFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 220, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDCFD?

#DDDCFD is RGB 221, 220, 253 — HSL 242°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DDDCFD?

Its complement is #FCFDDD; analogous partners are #DDECFD and #EEDDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDCFD for text?

Black text on #DDDCFD has a contrast ratio of 15.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.