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#DFDFFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFDFFD 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 #DFDFFD 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.

#DFDFFD 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 #FDFDDD; it also sits naturally between #DDEDFD and #EDDDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFDFFD · RGB 223, 223, 253

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Color values

HEX#DFDFFD
RGB223, 223, 253
HSL240°, 88%, 93%
HSV240°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 12%, 0%, 1%
XYZ74.55, 75.56, 103.58
Yxy75.56, 0.2939, 0.2978
CIE-Lab89.65, 5.71, -14.54
Hunter Lab86.92, 5.71, -15.10

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFDFFD

.text { color: #DFDFFD; }
.background { background-color: #DFDFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 223, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 88%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 223, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 223, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDFFD

#B2B2FA#8787F7#5C5CF5#3131F2#0F0FEB#0C0CC0#090995#070769#04043E#010113

Tints of #DFDFFD

#DDDDFD#E2E2FD#E2E2FD#E2E2FD#E7E7FD#E7E7FD#E7E7FD#E7E7FD#ECECFE#ECECFE

Tones of #DFDFFD

#E0E0FB#E2E2F8#E4E4F6#E6E6F4#E9E9F2#EBEBEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDFDDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.30:1 Fails
Against black text16.11:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFDFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDFFD

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 #DFDFFD: ·

How #DFDFFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DFDFF6Deuteranopia · #DFDFF4Tritanopia · #DFF0EF

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 #DFDFFD rather than the exact color:

Palette Ecf2ff
#ECF2FF · #E3DFFD · #E5D1FA · #FFF4D2
Palette 7286d3
#7286D3 · #8EA7E9 · #E5E0FF · #FFF2F2
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette F4eeff
#F4EEFF · #DCD6F7 · #A6B1E1 · #424874

Similar colors

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

#E3DFFD#E5E0FF#E0DEF6#DBE6FD#DCDEF4#DCD6F7#D9EAFD#E5D4FF#D7DBF4#DEECFF#D2E0FB#DDE7F2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFDFFC  ·  #DFDFFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDFFD?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDFFD?

#DFDFFD is RGB 223, 223, 253 — HSL 240°, 88%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFDFFD?

Its complement is #FDFDDD; analogous partners are #DDEDFD and #EDDDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDFFD for text?

Black text on #DFDFFD has a contrast ratio of 16.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.