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#DEDBFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#DEDBFD 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 #DEDBFD 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.

#DEDBFD 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 #FAFDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDEBFD and #F0DDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEDBFD · RGB 222, 219, 253

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Color values

HEX#DEDBFD
RGB222, 219, 253
HSL245°, 89%, 93%
HSV245°, 13%, 99%
CMYK12%, 13%, 0%, 1%
XYZ73.19, 73.28, 103.22
Yxy73.28, 0.2931, 0.2935
CIE-Lab88.58, 7.49, -16.15
Hunter Lab85.61, 7.48, -16.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 86% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DEDBFD

.text { color: #DEDBFD; }
.background { background-color: #DEDBFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDBFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 219, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDBFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 219, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDBFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 219, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDBFD

#B8B2FB#9087F8#685BF5#4030F3#200EEC#1A0BC1#140995#0E066A#09043F#030113

Tints of #DEDBFD

#E0DDFD#E4E2FD#E4E2FD#E4E2FD#E9E7FE#E9E7FE#E9E7FE#E9E7FE#EDECFE#EDECFE

Tones of #DEDBFD

#E2E0FB#E4E2F9#E6E4F6#E7E6F4#E9E9F2#EBEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.34:1 Fails
Against black text15.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEDBFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDBFD

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 #DEDBFD: ·

How #DEDBFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDF5Deuteranopia · #DDDDF3Tritanopia · #DEEEED

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 #DEDBFD rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#E0DEF6#DCD6F7#E5E0FF#DCDEF4#DAD2FF#E5D4FF#D7DBF4#DBE6FD#D2DAFF#E5D1FA#E8D3FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEDBFC  ·  #DEDBFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDBFD?

#DEDBFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 219, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDBFD?

#DEDBFD is RGB 222, 219, 253 — HSL 245°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEDBFD?

Its complement is #FAFDDD; analogous partners are #DDEBFD and #F0DDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDBFD for text?

Black text on #DEDBFD has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.