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#DEF3FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#DEF3FC 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 #DEF3FC 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.

#DEF3FC 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 #FCE7DE; it also sits naturally between #DEFCF6 and #DEE4FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DEF3FC · RGB 222, 243, 252

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Color values

HEX#DEF3FC
RGB222, 243, 252
HSL198°, 83%, 93%
HSV198°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 4%, 0%, 1%
XYZ79.75, 86.66, 104.62
Yxy86.66, 0.2942, 0.3197
CIE-Lab94.59, -5.11, -6.68
Hunter Lab93.09, -5.11, -6.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 95% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DEF3FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DEF3FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DEF3FC

.text { color: #DEF3FC; }
.background { background-color: #DEF3FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEF3FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 243, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEF3FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 243, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEF3FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 243, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEF3FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEF3FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEF3FC

#B4E4F8#8AD4F4#60C5F0#36B6EC#15A6E5#1188BB#0D6991#0A4B67#062C3D#020E13

Tints of #DEF3FC

#DEF3FC#E3F5FC#E3F5FC#E3F5FC#E8F6FD#E8F6FD#E8F6FD#E8F6FD#ECF8FD#ECF8FD

Tones of #DEF3FC

#E0F2FA#E3F1F8#E5F1F6#E7F0F4#E9EFF1#EBEEEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCE7DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.15:1 Fails
Against black text18.33:1 AAA

Best text color on #DEF3FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEF3FC

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 #DEF3FC: ·

How #DEF3FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E7E7FADeuteranopia · #E6E4F9Tritanopia · #DFF8F8

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 #DEF3FC rather than the exact color:

Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette 5356ff
#5356FF · #378CE7 · #67C6E3 · #DFF5FF
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9
Palette 06283d
#06283D · #256D85 · #47B5FF · #DFF6FF
Palette 06283d
#06283D · #1363DF · #47B5FF · #DFF6FF

Similar colors

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

#DDF2FD#E1F2FB#DFF5FF#E0F4FF#DFF6FF#E3F2FD#E4F1FF#DDF3F5#DEECFF#E3F8FF#DDEEF6#DAF4F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEF3FB  ·  #DEF3FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEF3FC?

#DEF3FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 243, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEF3FC?

#DEF3FC is RGB 222, 243, 252 — HSL 198°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 4%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DEF3FC?

Its complement is #FCE7DE; analogous partners are #DEFCF6 and #DEE4FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEF3FC for text?

Black text on #DEF3FC has a contrast ratio of 18.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.15:1.