Palettes / Colors / #DFE4EC

#DFE4EC — Pale Dusty Blue

#DFE4EC is a blue color we call Pale Dusty 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 #DFE4EC 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.

#DFE4EC 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 #ECE7DF; it also sits naturally between #DFEAEC and #E1DFEC. 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 93%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE4EC

.text { color: #DFE4EC; }
.background { background-color: #DFE4EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE4EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 228, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE4EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 228, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE4EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 228, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE4EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE4EC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECE7DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE4EC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFE4EC

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 #DFE4EC 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 #DFE4EC 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

← #DFE4EB  ·  #DFE4ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE4EC?

#DFE4EC is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 228, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE4EC?

#DFE4EC is RGB 223, 228, 236 — HSL 217°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 3%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFE4EC?

Its complement is #ECE7DF; analogous partners are #DFEAEC and #E1DFEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE4EC for text?

Black text on #DFE4EC has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.