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#DFDDFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFDDFD 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 #DFDDFD 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.

#DFDDFD 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 #FBFDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDEBFD and #EFDDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDDFD · RGB 223, 221, 253

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Color values

HEX#DFDDFD
RGB223, 221, 253
HSL244°, 89%, 93%
HSV244°, 13%, 99%
CMYK12%, 13%, 0%, 1%
XYZ74.02, 74.49, 103.41
Yxy74.49, 0.2938, 0.2957
CIE-Lab89.15, 6.76, -15.29
Hunter Lab86.31, 6.75, -15.91

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · 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 #DFDDFD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDDFD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDDFD

.text { color: #DFDDFD; }
.background { background-color: #DFDDFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDDFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 221, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 89%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDDFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 221, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDDFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 221, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDDFD

#B7B2FB#8E87F8#655BF5#3D30F3#1D0EEC#170BC1#120995#0D066A#08043F#020113

Tints of #DFDDFD

#DFDDFD#E4E2FD#E4E2FD#E4E2FD#E8E7FE#E8E7FE#E8E7FE#E8E7FE#EDECFE#EDECFE

Tones of #DFDDFD

#E1E0FB#E3E2F9#E5E4F6#E7E6F4#E9E9F2#EBEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDDFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDDFD

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 #DFDDFD: ·

How #DFDDFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DEDEF5Deuteranopia · #DEDEF3Tritanopia · #DFEFEE

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 #DFDDFD rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
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#E5E0FF#E0DEF6#DCDEF4#DCD6F7#DBE6FD#E5D4FF#D7DBF4#DAD2FF#E5D9F2#D2DAFF#D2E0FB

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDDFC  ·  #DFDDFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDDFD?

#DFDDFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 221, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDDFD?

#DFDDFD is RGB 223, 221, 253 — HSL 244°, 89%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFDDFD?

Its complement is #FBFDDD; analogous partners are #DDEBFD and #EFDDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDDFD for text?

Black text on #DFDDFD has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.