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#DFE2F0 — Pale Muted Blue

#DFE2F0 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 #DFE2F0 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.

#DFE2F0 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.

#DFE2F0 · RGB 223, 226, 240

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Color values

HEX#DFE2F0
RGB223, 226, 240
HSL229°, 36%, 91%
HSV229°, 7%, 94%
CMYK7%, 6%, 0%, 6%
XYZ73.36, 76.37, 93.31
Yxy76.37, 0.3018, 0.3142
CIE-Lab90.03, 1.60, -7.16
Hunter Lab87.39, 1.59, -7.16

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 89% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFE2F0 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFE2F0 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFE2F0

.text { color: #DFE2F0; }
.background { background-color: #DFE2F0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE2F0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 226, 240); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(229, 36%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE2F0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 226, 240, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE2F0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 226, 240, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE2F0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE2F0">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFE2F0

#C1C7E2#A5AED5#8691C6#6675B7#4E5EA6#404D87#313B68#222949#151A2D#07080E

Tints of #DFE2F0

#E3E6F2#E3E6F2#E7E9F4#E7E9F4#EAECF5#EAECF5#EEEFF7#EEEFF7#F1F2F8#F1F2F8

Tones of #DFE2F0

#E1E4EF#E2E4EE#E3E5ED#E5E6EB#E6E7EA#E7E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F0EDE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.29:1 Fails
Against black text16.27:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFE2F0: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE2F0

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 #DFE2F0: ·

How #DFE2F0 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E0E0EDDeuteranopia · #E0E0ECTritanopia · #DFEAE9

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 #DFE2F0 rather than the exact color:

Palette F9f7f7
#F9F7F7 · #DBE2EF · #3F72AF · #112D4E
Palette 27374d
#27374D · #526D82 · #9DB2BF · #DDE6ED
Palette Dff4f3
#DFF4F3 · #DDE7F2 · #B9BBDF · #878ECD
Scarlet Petal
#DCDEF4 · #DBBEE5 · #EDB8CF · #EEC7AB
Palette Faf3f3
#FAF3F3 · #E1E5EA · #A7BBC7 · #DA7F8F
Modern Garden
#E1F0C4 · #AFEFBF · #BDE9F1 · #E0DEF6

Similar colors

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

#DBE2EF#DDE6ED#DDE7F2#DCDEF4#E1E5EA#E0DEF6#E0DBEE#DBDFEA#DDDAEE#E0DAEC#D6E4F0#D6E0F0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFE2EF  ·  #DFE2F1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE2F0?

#DFE2F0 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 226, 240). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE2F0?

#DFE2F0 is RGB 223, 226, 240 — HSL 229°, 36%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 6%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DFE2F0?

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

Can I use #DFE2F0 for text?

Black text on #DFE2F0 has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.