Palettes / Colors / #DEDEFD

#DEDEFD — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#DEDEFD 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 #FDFDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDEDFD and #EDDDFD. 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 87% · Blue 99%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDEFD

.text { color: #DEDEFD; }
.background { background-color: #DEDEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 222, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 222, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 222, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDEFD

Tints of #DEDEFD

Tones of #DEDEFD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDEFD: #000000.

How #DEDEFD 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 #DEDEFD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEDEFC  ·  #DEDEFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDEFD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDEFD?

#DEDEFD is RGB 222, 222, 253 — HSL 240°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEDEFD?

Its complement is #FDFDDD; analogous partners are #DDEDFD and #EDDDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDEFD for text?

Black text on #DEDEFD has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.