Palettes / Colors / #DFDFEE
#DFDFEE — Pale Dusty Blue
#DFDFEE is a blue color we call Pale Dusty 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 #DFDFEE 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.
#DFDFEE 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 #EDEDDE; it also sits naturally between #DEE6ED and #E6DEED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFDFEE |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 223, 238 |
| HSL | 240°, 31%, 90% |
| HSV | 240°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 6%, 6%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 72.25, 74.64, 91.49 |
| Yxy | 74.64, 0.3031, 0.3131 |
| CIE-Lab | 89.22, 2.78, -7.31 |
| Hunter Lab | 86.39, 2.75, -7.28 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 93%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFDFEE
.text { color: #DFDFEE; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 31%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 238, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFDFEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDFEE">Div content here</div>
Shades of #DFDFEE
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDEDDE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.32:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.93:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFDFEE: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDFEE
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFDFEE: ·
How #DFDFEE 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 a similar color
These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFDFEE rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFDFEE?
#DFDFEE is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 223, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDFEE?
#DFDFEE is RGB 223, 223, 238 — HSL 240°, 31%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DFDFEE?
Its complement is #EDEDDE; analogous partners are #DEE6ED and #E6DEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFDFEE for text?
Black text on #DFDFEE has a contrast ratio of 15.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.