Palettes / Colors / #DDDDFB

#DDDDFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#DDDDFB 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 #DDDDFB 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.

#DDDDFB 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 #FBFBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFEDFB and #EDDFFB. 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 87% · Green 87% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDDFB

.text { color: #DDDDFB; }
.background { background-color: #DDDDFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDDFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 221, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 79%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDDFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 221, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDDFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 221, 251, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDDFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDDFB

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 #DDDDFB 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 #DDDDFB 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

← #DDDDFA  ·  #DDDDFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDDFB?

#DDDDFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 221, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDDFB?

#DDDDFB is RGB 221, 221, 251 — HSL 240°, 79%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DDDDFB?

Its complement is #FBFBDF; analogous partners are #DFEDFB and #EDDFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDDFB for text?

Black text on #DDDDFB has a contrast ratio of 15.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.