Palettes / Colors / #DFE2EF

#DFE2EF — Pale Muted Blue

#DFE2EF 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 #DFE2EF 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.

#DFE2EF 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 #F0EDE0; it also sits naturally between #E0EBF0 and #E5E0F0. 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 89% · Blue 94%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE2EF

.text { color: #DFE2EF; }
.background { background-color: #DFE2EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE2EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 226, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 33%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE2EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 226, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE2EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 226, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE2EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE2EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0EDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE2EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE2EF

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:

How #DFE2EF 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 #DFE2EF 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

← #DFE2EE  ·  #DFE2F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE2EF?

#DFE2EF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 226, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE2EF?

#DFE2EF is RGB 223, 226, 239 — HSL 229°, 33%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 5%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFE2EF?

Its complement is #F0EDE0; analogous partners are #E0EBF0 and #E5E0F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE2EF for text?

Black text on #DFE2EF has a contrast ratio of 16.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.