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#DDDFFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#DDDFFE 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 #DDDFFE 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.

#DDDFFE 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 #FEFCDC; it also sits naturally between #DCEFFE and #EBDCFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDDFFE · RGB 221, 223, 254

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Color values

HEX#DDDFFE
RGB221, 223, 254
HSL236°, 94%, 93%
HSV236°, 13%, 100%
CMYK13%, 12%, 0%, 0%
XYZ74.10, 75.30, 104.40
Yxy75.30, 0.2920, 0.2967
CIE-Lab89.53, 5.28, -15.26
Hunter Lab86.78, 5.27, -15.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDDFFE

.text { color: #DDDFFE; }
.background { background-color: #DDDFFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDFFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 223, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDFFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 223, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDFFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 223, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDDFFE

#B0B5FD#838BFB#5762FA#2A38F8#0717F2#0613C6#050F99#030A6D#020640#010214

Tints of #DDDFFE

#DCDFFE#E1E3FE#E1E3FE#E1E3FE#E6E8FE#E6E8FE#E6E8FE#E6E8FE#EBECFE#EBECFE

Tones of #DDDFFE

#DFE1FC#E1E3F9#E4E5F7#E6E7F4#E8E9F2#EBEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEFCDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.06:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDDFFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDFFE

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 #DDDFFE: ·

How #DDDFFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEF6Deuteranopia · #DEDEF5Tritanopia · #DDF1EF

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 #DDDFFE rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#DBE6FD#E5E0FF#E0DEF6#DCDEF4#DCD6F7#D2E0FB#D9EAFD#D2DAFF#D7DBF4#DEECFF#DAD2FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDDFFD  ·  #DDDFFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDFFE?

#DDDFFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 223, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDFFE?

#DDDFFE is RGB 221, 223, 254 — HSL 236°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 12%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DDDFFE?

Its complement is #FEFCDC; analogous partners are #DCEFFE and #EBDCFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDFFE for text?

Black text on #DDDFFE has a contrast ratio of 16.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.