Palettes / Colors / #DFDFF3

#DFDFF3 — Pale Muted Blue

#DFDFF3 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DFDFF3 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 #F2F2DE; it also sits naturally between #DEE8F2 and #E8DEF2. 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 95%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDFF3

.text { color: #DFDFF3; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDFF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 45%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDFF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDFF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFDFF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFDFF3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2F2DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDFF3: #000000.

How #DFDFF3 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 #DFDFF3 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDFF2  ·  #DFDFF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDFF3?

#DFDFF3 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 223, 243). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDFF3?

#DFDFF3 is RGB 223, 223, 243 — HSL 240°, 45%, 91% — CMYK 8%, 8%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFDFF3?

Its complement is #F2F2DE; analogous partners are #DEE8F2 and #E8DEF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDFF3 for text?

Black text on #DFDFF3 has a contrast ratio of 15.99:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.