Palettes / Colors / #DEEBF1

#DEEBF1 — Pale Muted Blue

#DEEBF1 is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #DEEBF1 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.

#DEEBF1 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 #F1E5DF; it also sits naturally between #DFF1EE and #DFE2F1. 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 95%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEEBF1

.text { color: #DEEBF1; }
.background { background-color: #DEEBF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEBF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 235, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 40%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEBF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 235, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEBF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 235, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEEBF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEEBF1">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1E5DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEEBF1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEBF1

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:

How #DEEBF1 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 #DEEBF1 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

← #DEEBF0  ·  #DEEBF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEBF1?

#DEEBF1 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 235, 241). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEBF1?

#DEEBF1 is RGB 222, 235, 241 — HSL 199°, 40%, 91% — CMYK 8%, 2%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DEEBF1?

Its complement is #F1E5DF; analogous partners are #DFF1EE and #DFE2F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEBF1 for text?

Black text on #DEEBF1 has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.