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#DFD7FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFD7FC 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 #DFD7FC 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.

#DFD7FC 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 #F5FCD9; it also sits naturally between #D9E3FC and #F2D9FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD7FC · RGB 223, 215, 252

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Color values

HEX#DFD7FC
RGB223, 215, 252
HSL253°, 86%, 92%
HSV253°, 15%, 99%
CMYK12%, 15%, 0%, 1%
XYZ72.30, 71.32, 102.05
Yxy71.32, 0.2943, 0.2903
CIE-Lab87.64, 9.71, -17.04
Hunter Lab84.45, 9.70, -17.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 84% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD7FC on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD7FC on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD7FC

.text { color: #DFD7FC; }
.background { background-color: #DFD7FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD7FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 215, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 86%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD7FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 215, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD7FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 215, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD7FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD7FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD7FC

#BFAEF9#9C84F6#7E5EF3#5C33F0#3F11E4#330EB9#270B8E#1D0868#11053E#050113

Tints of #DFD7FC

#E1D9FC#E4DEFD#E4DEFD#E8E3FD#E8E3FD#E8E3FD#ECE7FD#ECE7FD#F0ECFE#F0ECFE

Tones of #DFD7FC

#E2DCFA#E4DEF7#E5E1F5#E6E3F2#E8E6F0#E9E8ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5FCD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD7FC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD7FC

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 #DFD7FC: ·

How #DFD7FC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDBF3Deuteranopia · #DCDDF1Tritanopia · #DFECEA

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 #DFD7FC rather than the exact color:

Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF

Similar colors

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

#DCD6F7#E5D4FF#DAD2FF#E5D1FA#E3DFFD#E0DEF6#E8D3FF#D9D3F4#DCDEF4#DFCCFB#E5CFF7#E5E0FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD7FB  ·  #DFD7FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD7FC?

#DFD7FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 215, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD7FC?

#DFD7FC is RGB 223, 215, 252 — HSL 253°, 86%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 15%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFD7FC?

Its complement is #F5FCD9; analogous partners are #D9E3FC and #F2D9FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD7FC for text?

Black text on #DFD7FC has a contrast ratio of 15.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.