Palettes / Colors / #DFE4FC

#DFE4FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFE4FC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DFE4FC 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 #FCF7DE; it also sits naturally between #DEF2FC and #E8DEFC. 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 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE4FC

.text { color: #DFE4FC; }
.background { background-color: #DFE4FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE4FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 228, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE4FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 228, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE4FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 228, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE4FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE4FC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFE4FC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCF7DE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE4FC: #000000.

How #DFE4FC 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 #DFE4FC 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

← #DFE4FB  ·  #DFE4FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE4FC?

#DFE4FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 228, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE4FC?

#DFE4FC is RGB 223, 228, 252 — HSL 230°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 10%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFE4FC?

Its complement is #FCF7DE; analogous partners are #DEF2FC and #E8DEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE4FC for text?

Black text on #DFE4FC has a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.26:1.