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#DFDAFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFDAFC 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 #DFDAFC 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.

#DFDAFC 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 #F7FCD9; it also sits naturally between #D9E5FC and #F0D9FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDAFC · RGB 223, 218, 252

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Color values

HEX#DFDAFC
RGB223, 218, 252
HSL249°, 85%, 92%
HSV249°, 13%, 99%
CMYK12%, 13%, 0%, 1%
XYZ73.07, 72.86, 102.31
Yxy72.86, 0.2944, 0.2935
CIE-Lab88.38, 8.13, -15.92
Hunter Lab85.36, 8.12, -16.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFDAFC

.text { color: #DFDAFC; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDAFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 85%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDAFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDAFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDAFC

#BAAFF8#9584F5#755FF2#5034EF#3212E2#280FB8#1F0B8E#170868#0D053D#040213

Tints of #DFDAFC

#DED9FC#E3DEFC#E3DEFC#E7E3FD#E7E3FD#E7E3FD#EBE7FD#EBE7FD#EFECFD#EFECFD

Tones of #DFDAFC

#E0DCF9#E2DEF7#E4E1F5#E5E3F2#E7E6EF#E9E8ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7FCD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.57:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDAFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDAFC

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 #DFDAFC: ·

How #DFDAFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDF4Deuteranopia · #DDDEF2Tritanopia · #DFEDEC

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 #DFDAFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Palette F1eaff
#F1EAFF · #E5D4FF · #DCBFFF · #D0A2F7
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#DCD6F7#E0DEF6#E5E0FF#E5D4FF#DCDEF4#DAD2FF#E5D1FA#D7DBF4#E5D9F2#E8D3FF#D9D3F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDAFB  ·  #DFDAFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDAFC?

#DFDAFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 218, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDAFC?

#DFDAFC is RGB 223, 218, 252 — HSL 249°, 85%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFDAFC?

Its complement is #F7FCD9; analogous partners are #D9E5FC and #F0D9FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDAFC for text?

Black text on #DFDAFC has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.