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#DFDAFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFDAFD 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 #DFDAFD 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.

#DFDAFD 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 #F7FDD8; it also sits naturally between #D8E5FD and #F0D8FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDAFD · RGB 223, 218, 253

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Color values

HEX#DFDAFD
RGB223, 218, 253
HSL249°, 90%, 92%
HSV249°, 14%, 99%
CMYK12%, 14%, 0%, 1%
XYZ73.23, 72.92, 103.14
Yxy72.92, 0.2938, 0.2925
CIE-Lab88.41, 8.33, -16.40
Hunter Lab85.39, 8.33, -17.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 85% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFDAFD

.text { color: #DFDAFD; }
.background { background-color: #DFDAFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDAFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 218, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 90%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDAFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 218, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDAFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 218, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDAFD

#B8ADFB#9381F8#725AF6#4C2FF4#2D0CE9#250ABD#1C0891#15066B#0C033F#040113

Tints of #DFDAFD

#DED8FD#E2DDFD#E2DDFD#E6E2FD#E6E2FD#E6E2FD#EAE7FE#EAE7FE#EEECFE#EEECFE

Tones of #DFDAFD

#E0DBFA#E1DEF8#E3E0F5#E5E3F3#E7E5F0#E9E8ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7FDD8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.58:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDAFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDAFD

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 #DFDAFD: ·

How #DFDAFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDF5Deuteranopia · #DDDEF3Tritanopia · #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 #DFDAFD 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
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#DCD6F7#E0DEF6#E5E0FF#E5D4FF#DAD2FF#DCDEF4#E5D1FA#E8D3FF#D7DBF4#E5D9F2#DBE6FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDAFC  ·  #DFDAFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDAFD?

#DFDAFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 218, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDAFD?

#DFDAFD is RGB 223, 218, 253 — HSL 249°, 90%, 92% — CMYK 12%, 14%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFDAFD?

Its complement is #F7FDD8; analogous partners are #D8E5FD and #F0D8FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDAFD for text?

Black text on #DFDAFD has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.