Palettes / Colors / #DFD8FA

#DFD8FA — Pale Blue

#DFD8FA is a blue color we call Pale 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 #DFD8FA 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.

#DFD8FA 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 #F3FAD6; it also sits naturally between #D6E1FA and #EFD6FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFD8FA

.text { color: #DFD8FA; }
.background { background-color: #DFD8FA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD8FA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 216, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 77%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD8FA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 216, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD8FA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 216, 250, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD8FA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD8FA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3FAD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFD8FA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD8FA

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:

How #DFD8FA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFD8FA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD8FA?

#DFD8FA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 216, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD8FA?

#DFD8FA is RGB 223, 216, 250 — HSL 252°, 77%, 91% — CMYK 11%, 14%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFD8FA?

Its complement is #F3FAD6; analogous partners are #D6E1FA and #EFD6FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD8FA for text?

Black text on #DFD8FA has a contrast ratio of 15.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.