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#DEF2FB — Pale Vivid Blue

#DEF2FB 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 #DEF2FB 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.

#DEF2FB 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 #FBE8DF; it also sits naturally between #DFFBF6 and #DFE4FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEF2FB · RGB 222, 242, 251

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Color values

HEX#DEF2FB
RGB222, 242, 251
HSL199°, 78%, 93%
HSV199°, 12%, 98%
CMYK12%, 4%, 0%, 2%
XYZ79.29, 86.00, 103.69
Yxy86.00, 0.2948, 0.3197
CIE-Lab94.31, -4.80, -6.57
Hunter Lab92.74, -4.79, -6.67

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 95% · Blue 98%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DEF2FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DEF2FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DEF2FB

.text { color: #DEF2FB; }
.background { background-color: #DEF2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEF2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 242, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEF2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 242, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEF2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 242, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEF2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEF2FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEF2FB

#B6E2F6#8ED1F1#65C1EC#3CB1E7#1BA1DE#1683B6#11668D#0C4864#072B3B#020D12

Tints of #DEF2FB

#DFF2FB#E4F4FC#E4F4FC#E4F4FC#E8F6FC#E8F6FC#E8F6FC#E8F6FC#EDF8FD#EDF8FD

Tones of #DEF2FB

#E1F2F9#E3F1F7#E5F0F5#E7EFF3#E9EFF1#EBEEEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBE8DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.20:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEF2FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEF2FB

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 #DEF2FB: ·

How #DEF2FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7F9Deuteranopia · #E6E4F8Tritanopia · #DFF7F7

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 #DEF2FB rather than the exact color:

Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9
Palette 5356ff
#5356FF · #378CE7 · #67C6E3 · #DFF5FF
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette 06283d
#06283D · #256D85 · #47B5FF · #DFF6FF

Similar colors

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

#DDF2FD#E1F2FB#E0F4FF#DFF5FF#E3F2FD#DFF6FF#DDF3F5#DDEEF6#DEECFF#E4F1FF#DAF4F5#D7F2F7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEF2FA  ·  #DEF2FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEF2FB?

#DEF2FB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 242, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEF2FB?

#DEF2FB is RGB 222, 242, 251 — HSL 199°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 4%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DEF2FB?

Its complement is #FBE8DF; analogous partners are #DFFBF6 and #DFE4FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEF2FB for text?

Black text on #DEF2FB has a contrast ratio of 18.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.