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#DEDEFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#DEDEFC 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 #DEDEFC 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.

#DEDEFC 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 #FCFCDE; it also sits naturally between #DEEDFC and #EDDEFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEDEFC · RGB 222, 222, 252

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Color values

HEX#DEDEFC
RGB222, 222, 252
HSL240°, 83%, 93%
HSV240°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 12%, 0%, 1%
XYZ73.82, 74.80, 102.64
Yxy74.80, 0.2938, 0.2977
CIE-Lab89.30, 5.72, -14.55
Hunter Lab86.49, 5.70, -15.09

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 99%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DEDEFC

.text { color: #DEDEFC; }
.background { background-color: #DEDEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 222, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 222, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 222, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDEFC

#B4B4F8#8A8AF4#6060F0#3636EC#1515E5#1111BB#0D0D91#0A0A67#06063D#020213

Tints of #DEDEFC

#DEDEFC#E3E3FC#E3E3FC#E3E3FC#E8E8FD#E8E8FD#E8E8FD#E8E8FD#ECECFD#ECECFD

Tones of #DEDEFC

#E0E0FA#E3E3F8#E5E5F6#E7E7F4#E9E9F1#EBEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFCDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEDEFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDEFC

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 #DEDEFC: ·

How #DEDEFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEF5Deuteranopia · #DEDEF3Tritanopia · #DEEFEE

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 #DEDEFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#E0DEF6#E5E0FF#DCDEF4#DBE6FD#DCD6F7#D7DBF4#D2E0FB#E5D4FF#D2DAFF#DAD2FF#D9EAFD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEDEFB  ·  #DEDEFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDEFC?

#DEDEFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 222, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDEFC?

#DEDEFC is RGB 222, 222, 252 — HSL 240°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEDEFC?

Its complement is #FCFCDE; analogous partners are #DEEDFC and #EDDEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDEFC for text?

Black text on #DEDEFC has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.