Palettes / Colors / #DFEAEF
#DFEAEF — Pale Muted Blue
#DFEAEF 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 #DFEAEF 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.
#DFEAEF 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 #F0E5E0; it also sits naturally between #E0F0ED and #E0E3F0. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DFEAEF |
|---|---|
| RGB | 223, 234, 239 |
| HSL | 199°, 33%, 91% |
| HSV | 199°, 7%, 94% |
| CMYK | 7%, 2%, 0%, 6% |
| XYZ | 75.43, 80.77, 93.27 |
| Yxy | 80.77, 0.3024, 0.3237 |
| CIE-Lab | 92.03, -2.71, -3.69 |
| Hunter Lab | 89.87, -2.69, -3.65 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 94%
Cyan 7% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DFEAEF
.text { color: #DFEAEF; }
.background { background-color: #DFEAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 33%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 234, 239, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DFEAEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEAEF">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #F0E5E0:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.22:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 17.15:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DFEAEF: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEAEF
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DFEAEF: ·
How #DFEAEF 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 #DFEAEF rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DFEAEF?
#DFEAEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEAEF?
#DFEAEF is RGB 223, 234, 239 — HSL 199°, 33%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 2%, 0%, 6%.
What colors go with #DFEAEF?
Its complement is #F0E5E0; analogous partners are #E0F0ED and #E0E3F0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DFEAEF for text?
Black text on #DFEAEF has a contrast ratio of 17.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.