Palettes / Colors / #DEE4FE
#DEE4FE — Pale Vivid Blue
#DEE4FE 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 #DEE4FE 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.
#DEE4FE 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 #FEF8DC; it also sits naturally between #DCF3FE and #E7DCFE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEE4FE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 228, 254 |
| HSL | 229°, 94%, 93% |
| HSV | 229°, 13%, 100% |
| CMYK | 13%, 10%, 0%, 0% |
| XYZ | 75.76, 78.17, 104.86 |
| Yxy | 78.17, 0.2927, 0.3021 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.86, 2.99, -13.27 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.42, 2.99, -13.75 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 100%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEE4FE
.text { color: #DEE4FE; }
.background { background-color: #DEE4FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE4FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 228, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 94%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE4FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 228, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE4FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 228, 254, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEE4FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE4FE">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FEF8DC:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.26:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.63:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEE4FE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE4FE
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 #DEE4FE: ·
How #DEE4FE 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 #DEE4FE 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 #DEE4FE?
#DEE4FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 228, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE4FE?
#DEE4FE is RGB 222, 228, 254 — HSL 229°, 94%, 93% — CMYK 13%, 10%, 0%, 0%.
What colors go with #DEE4FE?
Its complement is #FEF8DC; analogous partners are #DCF3FE and #E7DCFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEE4FE for text?
Black text on #DEE4FE has a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.