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#DFD9FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFD9FE 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 #DFD9FE 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.

#DFD9FE 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 #F8FED7; it also sits naturally between #D7E4FE and #F1D7FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFD9FE · RGB 223, 217, 254

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Color values

HEX#DFD9FE
RGB223, 217, 254
HSL250°, 95%, 92%
HSV250°, 15%, 100%
CMYK12%, 15%, 0%, 0%
XYZ73.13, 72.47, 103.90
Yxy72.47, 0.2931, 0.2905
CIE-Lab88.19, 9.06, -17.26
Hunter Lab85.13, 9.06, -18.08

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFD9FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFD9FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFD9FE

.text { color: #DFD9FE; }
.background { background-color: #DFD9FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFD9FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 217, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 95%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFD9FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 217, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFD9FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 217, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFD9FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFD9FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFD9FE

#B8AAFD#937EFC#7156FB#4C29FA#2D06EF#2405C2#1C0495#15036D#0C0241#040114

Tints of #DFD9FE

#DED7FE#E2DCFE#E2DCFE#E6E1FE#E6E1FE#E6E1FE#EAE6FE#EAE6FE#EEEBFE#EEEBFE

Tones of #DFD9FE

#E0DAFB#E1DDF8#E3E0F6#E5E2F3#E7E5F0#E9E8ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8FED7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.49:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFD9FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFD9FE

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 #DFD9FE: ·

How #DFD9FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCF5Deuteranopia · #DDDDF3Tritanopia · #DFEEEC

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 #DFD9FE rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#E5D4FF#DCD6F7#DAD2FF#E5E0FF#E0DEF6#E5D1FA#E8D3FF#DCDEF4#EBD6FB#D7DBF4#D2DAFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFD9FD  ·  #DFD9FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFD9FE?

#DFD9FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 217, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFD9FE?

#DFD9FE is RGB 223, 217, 254 — HSL 250°, 95%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 15%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DFD9FE?

Its complement is #F8FED7; analogous partners are #D7E4FE and #F1D7FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFD9FE for text?

Black text on #DFD9FE has a contrast ratio of 15.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.