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#DFDDFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFDDFC 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 #DFDDFC 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.

#DFDDFC 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 #FAFCDE; it also sits naturally between #DEEBFC and #EFDEFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDDFC · RGB 223, 221, 252

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Color values

HEX#DFDDFC
RGB223, 221, 252
HSL244°, 84%, 93%
HSV244°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 12%, 0%, 1%
XYZ73.86, 74.43, 102.57
Yxy74.43, 0.2944, 0.2967
CIE-Lab89.12, 6.56, -14.81
Hunter Lab86.27, 6.55, -15.36

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 99%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFDDFC

.text { color: #DFDDFC; }
.background { background-color: #DFDDFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDDFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 221, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 84%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDDFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 221, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDDFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 221, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDDFC

#B8B4F8#918AF5#695FF1#4235ED#2214E6#1C10BC#160D91#0F0967#09053D#030213

Tints of #DFDDFC

#E0DEFC#E5E3FD#E5E3FD#E5E3FD#E9E8FD#E9E8FD#E9E8FD#E9E8FD#EDECFD#EDECFD

Tones of #DFDDFC

#E2E0FA#E4E2F8#E6E5F6#E8E7F4#E9E9F1#EBEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFCDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDDFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDDFC

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 #DFDDFC: ·

How #DFDDFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEF4Deuteranopia · #DEDEF3Tritanopia · #DFEFED

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 #DFDDFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#E0DEF6#E5E0FF#DCDEF4#DCD6F7#DBE6FD#E5D4FF#D7DBF4#E5D9F2#DAD2FF#D2E0FB#E5D1FA

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDDFB  ·  #DFDDFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDDFC?

#DFDDFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 221, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDDFC?

#DFDDFC is RGB 223, 221, 252 — HSL 244°, 84%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFDDFC?

Its complement is #FAFCDE; analogous partners are #DEEBFC and #EFDEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDDFC for text?

Black text on #DFDDFC has a contrast ratio of 15.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.