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#DEEFFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#DEEFFD 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 #DEEFFD 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.

#DEEFFD 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 #FDECDD; it also sits naturally between #DDFDFB and #DDDFFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEEFFD · RGB 222, 239, 253

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Color values

HEX#DEEFFD
RGB222, 239, 253
HSL207°, 89%, 93%
HSV207°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ78.72, 84.35, 105.06
Yxy84.35, 0.2936, 0.3146
CIE-Lab93.60, -2.88, -8.66
Hunter Lab91.84, -2.87, -8.86

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 94% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DEEFFD

.text { color: #DEEFFD; }
.background { background-color: #DEEFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEEFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 239, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEEFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 239, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEEFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 239, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEEFFD

#B2DAFB#87C5F8#5BB0F5#309BF3#0E88EC#0B6FC1#095695#063D6A#04243F#010B13

Tints of #DEEFFD

#DDEFFD#E2F1FD#E2F1FD#E2F1FD#E7F3FE#E7F3FE#E7F3FE#E7F3FE#ECF6FE#ECF6FE

Tones of #DEEFFD

#E0EFFB#E2EEF9#E4EEF6#E6EEF4#E9EEF2#EBEDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDECDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.87:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEEFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEEFFD

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 #DEEFFD: ·

How #DEEFFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E6FADeuteranopia · #E4E3F9Tritanopia · #DFF7F6

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 #DEEFFD rather than the exact color:

Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette 5356ff
#5356FF · #378CE7 · #67C6E3 · #DFF5FF

Similar colors

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

#DDF2FD#DEECFF#E1F2FB#E0F4FF#E3F2FD#DFF5FF#E4F1FF#D9EAFD#DDEEF6#DFF6FF#DDF3F5#DBE6FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEEFFC  ·  #DEEFFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEEFFD?

#DEEFFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 239, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEEFFD?

#DEEFFD is RGB 222, 239, 253 — HSL 207°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEEFFD?

Its complement is #FDECDD; analogous partners are #DDFDFB and #DDDFFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEEFFD for text?

Black text on #DEEFFD has a contrast ratio of 17.87:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.