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#DDDFF2 — Pale Muted Blue

#DDDFF2 is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #DDDFF2 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.

#DDDFF2 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 #F2F0DE; it also sits naturally between #DEEAF2 and #E6DEF2. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDDFF2 · RGB 221, 223, 242

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Color values

HEX#DDDFF2
RGB221, 223, 242
HSL234°, 45%, 91%
HSV234°, 9%, 95%
CMYK9%, 8%, 0%, 5%
XYZ72.23, 74.56, 94.59
Yxy74.56, 0.2993, 0.3089
CIE-Lab89.19, 2.90, -9.48
Hunter Lab86.35, 2.87, -9.56

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 95%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DDDFF2 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DDDFF2 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DDDFF2

.text { color: #DDDFF2; }
.background { background-color: #DDDFF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDFF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 223, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 45%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDFF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 223, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDFF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 223, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDDFF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDDFF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DDDFF2

#BCC1E6#9FA5DB#7E86CE#5C66C1#434EB1#374090#2A316F#1D224E#121530#06070F

Tints of #DDDFF2

#E1E3F4#E1E3F4#E5E7F5#E5E7F5#E9EAF7#E9EAF7#EDEEF8#EDEEF8#F0F1F9#F0F1F9

Tones of #DDDFF2

#DFE1F1#E1E2EF#E2E3EE#E4E5EC#E5E6EB#E7E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2F0DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.91:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDDFF2: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDFF2

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 #DDDFF2: ·

How #DDDFF2 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEEDDeuteranopia · #DEDEECTritanopia · #DDEAE9

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 #DDDFF2 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette F9f7f7
#F9F7F7 · #DBE2EF · #3F72AF · #112D4E
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Vintage Saffron
#5435A6 · #AA5637 · #4DC66E · #E0DBEE
Wild Cinder
#3B2575 · #CA7556 · #4CC66D · #DDDAEE
Palette F1f3f8
#F1F3F8 · #D6E0F0 · #8D93AB · #393B44

Similar colors

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

#DCDEF4#DBE2EF#E0DEF6#E0DBEE#DDDAEE#D6E0F0#D7DBF4#DDE7F2#DBDFEA#DBDBEB#E0DAEC#DDE6ED

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDDFF1  ·  #DDDFF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDFF2?

#DDDFF2 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 223, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDFF2?

#DDDFF2 is RGB 221, 223, 242 — HSL 234°, 45%, 91% — CMYK 9%, 8%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DDDFF2?

Its complement is #F2F0DE; analogous partners are #DEEAF2 and #E6DEF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDFF2 for text?

Black text on #DDDFF2 has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.