Palettes / Colors / #DEEAF6

#DEEAF6 — Pale Blue

#DEEAF6 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DEEAF6 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 #F6EBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFF6F6 and #DFDFF6. 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 92% · Blue 96%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEEAF6

.text { color: #DEEAF6; }
.background { background-color: #DEEAF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEAF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 234, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 57%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEAF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 234, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEAF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 234, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEAF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEAF6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEEAF6

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6EBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEAF6: #000000.

How #DEEAF6 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 #DEEAF6 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEEAF5  ·  #DEEAF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEAF6?

#DEEAF6 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 234, 246). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEAF6?

#DEEAF6 is RGB 222, 234, 246 — HSL 210°, 57%, 92% — CMYK 10%, 5%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DEEAF6?

Its complement is #F6EBDF; analogous partners are #DFF6F6 and #DFDFF6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEAF6 for text?

Black text on #DEEAF6 has a contrast ratio of 17.21:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.