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#DDECFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#DDECFE 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 #DDECFE 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.

#DDECFE 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 #FEEFDC; it also sits naturally between #DCFCFE and #DEDCFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDECFE · RGB 221, 236, 254

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Color values

HEX#DDECFE
RGB221, 236, 254
HSL213°, 94%, 93%
HSV213°, 13%, 100%
CMYK13%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ77.70, 82.52, 105.60
Yxy82.52, 0.2923, 0.3104
CIE-Lab92.80, -1.46, -10.38
Hunter Lab90.84, -1.45, -10.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDECFE

.text { color: #DDECFE; }
.background { background-color: #DDECFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDECFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 236, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDECFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 236, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDECFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 236, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDECFE

#B0D2FD#83B9FB#57A0FA#2A87F8#0771F2#065CC6#054899#03336D#021E40#010914

Tints of #DDECFE

#DCEBFE#E1EEFE#E1EEFE#E1EEFE#E6F1FE#E6F1FE#E6F1FE#E6F1FE#EBF4FE#EBF4FE

Tones of #DDECFE

#DFECFC#E1ECF9#E4ECF7#E6ECF4#E8EDF2#EBEDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEEFDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.20:1 Fails
Against black text17.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDECFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDECFE

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 #DDECFE: ·

How #DDECFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E3E4FADeuteranopia · #E3E2F9Tritanopia · #DEF6F5

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 #DDECFE rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Cosmic Mosaic
#C0EFAE · #C1EED8 · #DDEEF6 · #B5AFEC

Similar colors

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

#DEECFF#D9EAFD#DDF2FD#DBE6FD#E1F2FB#DDEEF6#E3F2FD#E0F4FF#E4F1FF#DFF5FF#D7E9F7#DFF6FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDECFD  ·  #DDECFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDECFE?

#DDECFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 236, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDECFE?

#DDECFE is RGB 221, 236, 254 — HSL 213°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DDECFE?

Its complement is #FEEFDC; analogous partners are #DCFCFE and #DEDCFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDECFE for text?

Black text on #DDECFE has a contrast ratio of 17.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.