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#DEEBFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#DEEBFC 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 #DEEBFC 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.

#DEEBFC 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 #FCEFDE; it also sits naturally between #DEFAFC and #E0DEFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEEBFC · RGB 222, 235, 252

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Color values

HEX#DEEBFC
RGB222, 235, 252
HSL214°, 83%, 93%
HSV214°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 7%, 0%, 1%
XYZ77.40, 81.97, 103.84
Yxy81.97, 0.2941, 0.3114
CIE-Lab92.56, -1.03, -9.68
Hunter Lab90.54, -1.02, -9.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DEEBFC

.text { color: #DEEBFC; }
.background { background-color: #DEEBFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEBFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 235, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEBFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 235, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEBFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 235, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEEBFC

#B4D2F8#8AB8F4#609FF0#3685EC#156FE5#115BBB#0D4691#0A3267#061D3D#020913

Tints of #DEEBFC

#DEEBFC#E3EEFC#E3EEFC#E3EEFC#E8F1FD#E8F1FD#E8F1FD#E8F1FD#ECF4FD#ECF4FD

Tones of #DEEBFC

#E0EBFA#E3ECF8#E5ECF6#E7ECF4#E9EDF1#EBEDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCEFDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEEBFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEBFC

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 #DEEBFC: ·

How #DEEBFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4F8Deuteranopia · #E3E2F7Tritanopia · #DFF5F4

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 #DEEBFC rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Cosmic Mosaic
#C0EFAE · #C1EED8 · #DDEEF6 · #B5AFEC
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#DBE6FD#DDEEF6#DDF2FD#E1F2FB#E3F2FD#D7E9F7#E4F1FF#DBEDF3#E0F4FF#DFF5FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEEBFB  ·  #DEEBFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEBFC?

#DEEBFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 235, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEBFC?

#DEEBFC is RGB 222, 235, 252 — HSL 214°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 7%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEEBFC?

Its complement is #FCEFDE; analogous partners are #DEFAFC and #E0DEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEBFC for text?

Black text on #DEEBFC has a contrast ratio of 17.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.