Palettes / Colors / #DEDEFA
#DEDEFA — Pale Blue
#DEDEFA is a blue color we call Pale 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 #DEDEFA 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.
#DEDEFA 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 #FAFAE0; it also sits naturally between #E0EDFA and #EDE0FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEDEFA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 222, 250 |
| HSL | 240°, 74%, 93% |
| HSV | 240°, 11%, 98% |
| CMYK | 11%, 11%, 0%, 2% |
| XYZ | 73.50, 74.67, 100.98 |
| Yxy | 74.67, 0.2950, 0.2997 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.24, 5.32, -13.59 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.41, 5.30, -14.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 98%
Cyan 11% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEDEFA
.text { color: #DEDEFA; }
.background { background-color: #DEDEFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDEFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 222, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 74%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDEFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 222, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDEFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 222, 250, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEDEFA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEDEFA">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DEDEFA
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Tones of #DEDEFA
Color harmonies
Complementary — #FAFAE0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEDEFA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDEFA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEDEFA: ·
How #DEDEFA 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 #DEDEFA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEDEFA?
#DEDEFA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 222, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDEFA?
#DEDEFA is RGB 222, 222, 250 — HSL 240°, 74%, 93% — CMYK 11%, 11%, 0%, 2%.
What colors go with #DEDEFA?
Its complement is #FAFAE0; analogous partners are #E0EDFA and #EDE0FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEDEFA for text?
Black text on #DEDEFA has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.