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#DEDFFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#DEDFFB 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 #DEDFFB 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.

#DEDFFB 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 #FBFADF; it also sits naturally between #DFEEFB and #ECDFFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEDFFB · RGB 222, 223, 251

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Color values

HEX#DEDFFB
RGB222, 223, 251
HSL238°, 78%, 93%
HSV238°, 12%, 98%
CMYK12%, 11%, 0%, 2%
XYZ73.92, 75.27, 101.90
Yxy75.27, 0.2944, 0.2998
CIE-Lab89.52, 4.99, -13.70
Hunter Lab86.76, 4.98, -14.15

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DEDFFB

.text { color: #DEDFFB; }
.background { background-color: #DEDFFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDFFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 223, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDFFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 223, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDFFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 223, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDFFB

#B6B8F6#8E91F1#6569EC#3C42E7#1B22DE#161CB6#11168D#0C0F64#07093B#020312

Tints of #DEDFFB

#DFE0FB#E4E5FC#E4E5FC#E4E5FC#E8E9FC#E8E9FC#E8E9FC#E8E9FC#EDEDFD#EDEDFD

Tones of #DEDFFB

#E1E2F9#E3E4F7#E5E6F5#E7E8F3#E9E9F1#EBEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFADF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text16.05:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEDFFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDFFB

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 #DEDFFB: ·

How #DEDFFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEF4Deuteranopia · #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 #DEDFFB rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
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#DCDEF4#DBE6FD#E5E0FF#DCD6F7#D7DBF4#D2E0FB#DDE7F2#D9EAFD#DBE2EF#D7E9F7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEDFFA  ·  #DEDFFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDFFB?

#DEDFFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 223, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDFFB?

#DEDFFB is RGB 222, 223, 251 — HSL 238°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 11%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DEDFFB?

Its complement is #FBFADF; analogous partners are #DFEEFB and #ECDFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDFFB for text?

Black text on #DEDFFB has a contrast ratio of 16.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.