Palettes / Colors / #DFDEFA

#DFDEFA — Pale Blue

#DFDEFA is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DFDEFA 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 #F9FAE0; it also sits naturally between #E0ECFA and #EEE0FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

Previews

CSS code for #DFDEFA

.text { color: #DFDEFA; }
.background { background-color: #DFDEFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDEFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 222, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 74%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDEFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 222, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDEFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 222, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDEFA

Tints of #DFDEFA

Tones of #DFDEFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9FAE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDEFA: #000000.

How #DFDEFA 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 #DFDEFA or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDEF9  ·  #DFDEFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDEFA?

#DFDEFA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 222, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDEFA?

#DFDEFA is RGB 223, 222, 250 — HSL 242°, 74%, 93% — CMYK 11%, 11%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFDEFA?

Its complement is #F9FAE0; analogous partners are #E0ECFA and #EEE0FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDEFA for text?

Black text on #DFDEFA has a contrast ratio of 15.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.