Palettes / Colors / #DEDAFA

#DEDAFA — Pale Blue

#DEDAFA is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DEDAFA 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 #F6FADB; it also sits naturally between #DBE6FA and #EFDBFA. 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 85% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDAFA

.text { color: #DEDAFA; }
.background { background-color: #DEDAFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDAFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 218, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 76%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDAFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 218, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDAFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 218, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDAFA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6FADB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDAFA: #000000.

How #DEDAFA 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 #DEDAFA 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

← #DEDAF9  ·  #DEDAFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDAFA?

#DEDAFA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 218, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDAFA?

#DEDAFA is RGB 222, 218, 250 — HSL 248°, 76%, 92% — CMYK 11%, 13%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DEDAFA?

Its complement is #F6FADB; analogous partners are #DBE6FA and #EFDBFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDAFA for text?

Black text on #DEDAFA has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.