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#DFDFF1 — Pale Muted Blue

#DFDFF1 is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #DFDFF1 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.

#DFDFF1 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 #F1F1DF; it also sits naturally between #DFE8F1 and #E8DFF1. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDFF1 · RGB 223, 223, 241

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Color values

HEX#DFDFF1
RGB223, 223, 241
HSL240°, 39%, 91%
HSV240°, 7%, 95%
CMYK7%, 7%, 0%, 5%
XYZ72.70, 74.81, 93.83
Yxy74.81, 0.3012, 0.3100
CIE-Lab89.31, 3.35, -8.76
Hunter Lab86.50, 3.33, -8.80

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 95%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFDFF1 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFDFF1 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFDFF1

.text { color: #DFDFF1; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDFF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 39%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDFF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDFF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDFF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDFF1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFDFF1

#BFBFE3#A3A3D7#8383C9#6363BB#4B4BAA#3D3D8A#2F2F6A#21214A#14142E#06060E

Tints of #DFDFF1

#E3E3F3#E3E3F3#E6E6F4#E6E6F4#EAEAF6#EAEAF6#EDEDF7#EDEDF7#F1F1F9#F1F1F9

Tones of #DFDFF1

#E0E0F0#E2E2EE#E3E3ED#E4E4EC#E6E6EB#E7E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1F1DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDFF1: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDFF1

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 #DFDFF1: ·

How #DFDFF1 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFEDDeuteranopia · #DFDFECTritanopia · #DFE9E8

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 #DFDFF1 rather than the exact color:

Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Vintage Saffron
#5435A6 · #AA5637 · #4DC66E · #E0DBEE
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette F9f7f7
#F9F7F7 · #DBE2EF · #3F72AF · #112D4E
Wild Cinder
#3B2575 · #CA7556 · #4CC66D · #DDDAEE
Modern Ruby Zephyr
#673AA2 · #C48759 · #5BC589 · #E0DAEC

Similar colors

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

#DCDEF4#E0DBEE#E0DEF6#DBE2EF#DDDAEE#E0DAEC#DBDFEA#DBDBEB#DDE6ED#DDE7F2#E5D9F2#D6E0F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDFF0  ·  #DFDFF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDFF1?

#DFDFF1 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 223, 241). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDFF1?

#DFDFF1 is RGB 223, 223, 241 — HSL 240°, 39%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFDFF1?

Its complement is #F1F1DF; analogous partners are #DFE8F1 and #E8DFF1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDFF1 for text?

Black text on #DFDFF1 has a contrast ratio of 15.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.