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#DEEBFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#DEEBFB 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 #DEEBFB 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.

#DEEBFB 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 #FBEFDF; it also sits naturally between #DFFAFB and #E1DFFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEEBFB · RGB 222, 235, 251

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Color values

HEX#DEEBFB
RGB222, 235, 251
HSL213°, 78%, 93%
HSV213°, 12%, 98%
CMYK12%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ77.25, 81.91, 103.01
Yxy81.91, 0.2946, 0.3124
CIE-Lab92.54, -1.22, -9.20
Hunter Lab90.50, -1.22, -9.40

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DEEBFB

.text { color: #DEEBFB; }
.background { background-color: #DEEBFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEBFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 235, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEBFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 235, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEBFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 235, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEEBFB

#B6D3F6#8EBAF1#65A2EC#3C89E7#1B73DE#165EB6#11498D#0C3464#071F3B#020912

Tints of #DEEBFB

#DFECFB#E4EFFC#E4EFFC#E4EFFC#E8F1FC#E8F1FC#E8F1FC#E8F1FC#EDF4FD#EDF4FD

Tones of #DEEBFB

#E1ECF9#E3ECF7#E5ECF5#E7EDF3#E9EDF1#EBEDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBEFDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEEBFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEBFB

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 #DEEBFB: ·

How #DEEBFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4F7Deuteranopia · #E3E2F6Tritanopia · #DFF4F3

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 #DEEBFB rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Cosmic Mosaic
#C0EFAE · #C1EED8 · #DDEEF6 · #B5AFEC
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC

Similar colors

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

#DEECFF#D9EAFD#DDEEF6#DBE6FD#DDF2FD#E1F2FB#D7E9F7#DBEDF3#E3F2FD#E4F1FF#DDE7F2#DDF3F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEEBFA  ·  #DEEBFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEBFB?

#DEEBFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 235, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEBFB?

#DEEBFB is RGB 222, 235, 251 — HSL 213°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DEEBFB?

Its complement is #FBEFDF; analogous partners are #DFFAFB and #E1DFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEBFB for text?

Black text on #DEEBFB has a contrast ratio of 17.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.