Palettes / Colors / #DEE7FD
#DEE7FD — Pale Vivid Blue
#DEE7FD 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 #DEE7FD 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.
#DEE7FD 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 #FDF4DD; it also sits naturally between #DDF6FD and #E4DDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEE7FD |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 231, 253 |
| HSL | 223°, 89%, 93% |
| HSV | 223°, 12%, 99% |
| CMYK | 12%, 9%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 76.43, 79.77, 104.30 |
| Yxy | 79.77, 0.2934, 0.3062 |
| CIE-Lab | 91.58, 1.24, -11.66 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.32, 1.23, -12.02 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 91% · Blue 99%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEE7FD
.text { color: #DEE7FD; }
.background { background-color: #DEE7FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE7FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 231, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(223, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE7FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 231, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE7FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 231, 253, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEE7FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE7FD">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FDF4DD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.24:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.95:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEE7FD: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE7FD
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 #DEE7FD: ·
How #DEE7FD 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 #DEE7FD 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 #DEE7FD?
#DEE7FD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 231, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE7FD?
#DEE7FD is RGB 222, 231, 253 — HSL 223°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 9%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #DEE7FD?
Its complement is #FDF4DD; analogous partners are #DDF6FD and #E4DDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEE7FD for text?
Black text on #DEE7FD has a contrast ratio of 16.95:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.