Palettes / Colors / #DFEAF1

#DFEAF1 — Pale Muted Blue

#DFEAF1 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DFEAF1 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 #F1E6DF; it also sits naturally between #DFF1EF and #DFE1F1. 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 92% · Blue 95%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #DFEAF1

.text { color: #DFEAF1; }
.background { background-color: #DFEAF1; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEAF1; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 234, 241); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 39%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEAF1; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 234, 241, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEAF1; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 234, 241, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEAF1">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEAF1">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEAF1

Tints of #DFEAF1

Tones of #DFEAF1

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F1E6DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFEAF1: #000000.

How #DFEAF1 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 #DFEAF1 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEAF0  ·  #DFEAF2 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEAF1?

#DFEAF1 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 234, 241). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEAF1?

#DFEAF1 is RGB 223, 234, 241 — HSL 203°, 39%, 91% — CMYK 7%, 3%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DFEAF1?

Its complement is #F1E6DF; analogous partners are #DFF1EF and #DFE1F1. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEAF1 for text?

Black text on #DFEAF1 has a contrast ratio of 17.18:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.