Palettes / Colors / #DFE2FB

#DFE2FB — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFE2FB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DFE2FB 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 #FBF8DF; it also sits naturally between #DFF0FB and #EADFFB. 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 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE2FB

.text { color: #DFE2FB; }
.background { background-color: #DFE2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 226, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 226, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 226, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE2FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFE2FB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF8DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE2FB: #000000.

How #DFE2FB 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 #DFE2FB 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

← #DFE2FA  ·  #DFE2FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE2FB?

#DFE2FB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 226, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE2FB?

#DFE2FB is RGB 223, 226, 251 — HSL 234°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 11%, 10%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFE2FB?

Its complement is #FBF8DF; analogous partners are #DFF0FB and #EADFFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE2FB for text?

Black text on #DFE2FB has a contrast ratio of 16.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.