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#DDEFFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#DDEFFF 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 #DDEFFF 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.

#DDEFFF 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 #FFECDB; it also sits naturally between #DBFFFE and #DBDCFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DDEFFF · RGB 221, 239, 255

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Color values

HEX#DDEFFF
RGB221, 239, 255
HSL208°, 100%, 93%
HSV208°, 13%, 100%
CMYK13%, 6%, 0%, 0%
XYZ78.74, 84.33, 106.73
Yxy84.33, 0.2918, 0.3126
CIE-Lab93.59, -2.79, -9.72
Hunter Lab91.83, -2.79, -10.00

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DDEFFF

.text { color: #DDEFFF; }
.background { background-color: #DDEFFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDEFFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 239, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 100%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDEFFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 239, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDEFFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 239, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDEFFF

#ADD9FF#80C3FF#52AEFF#2499FF#0085FA#006DCC#00549E#003C70#002342#000B14

Tints of #DDEFFF

#DBEEFF#E0F1FF#E0F1FF#E0F1FF#E5F3FF#E5F3FF#E5F3FF#E5F3FF#EBF5FF#EBF5FF

Tones of #DDEFFF

#DEEEFD#E0EEFA#E3EEF7#E5EEF5#E8EDF2#EBEDF0

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFECDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #DDEFFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDEFFF

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 #DDEFFF: ·

How #DDEFFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5FBDeuteranopia · #E4E2FATritanopia · #DEF8F7

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 #DDEFFF rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9
Palette 5356ff
#5356FF · #378CE7 · #67C6E3 · #DFF5FF
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2

Similar colors

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

#DEECFF#DDF2FD#E0F4FF#DFF5FF#E1F2FB#D9EAFD#E3F2FD#DFF6FF#E4F1FF#DDEEF6#DBE6FD#D7F2F7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DDEFFE  ·  #DDF000 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDEFFF?

#DDEFFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 239, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDEFFF?

#DDEFFF is RGB 221, 239, 255 — HSL 208°, 100%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 6%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DDEFFF?

Its complement is #FFECDB; analogous partners are #DBFFFE and #DBDCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDEFFF for text?

Black text on #DDEFFF has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.