Palettes / Colors / #DFDAF8

#DFDAF8 — Pale Blue

#DFDAF8 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 #DFDAF8 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.

#DFDAF8 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 #F2F8D8; it also sits naturally between #D8E3F8 and #EDD8F8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 97%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDAF8

.text { color: #DFDAF8; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDAF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 68%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDAF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDAF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDAF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDAF8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDAF8

Tints of #DFDAF8

Tones of #DFDAF8

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2F8D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDAF8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDAF8

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 #DFDAF8 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 #DFDAF8 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

← #DFDAF7  ·  #DFDAF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDAF8?

#DFDAF8 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 218, 248). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDAF8?

#DFDAF8 is RGB 223, 218, 248 — HSL 250°, 68%, 91% — CMYK 10%, 12%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #DFDAF8?

Its complement is #F2F8D8; analogous partners are #D8E3F8 and #EDD8F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDAF8 for text?

Black text on #DFDAF8 has a contrast ratio of 15.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.