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#DFEBF7 — Pale Blue

#DFEBF7 is a blue color we call Pale 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 #DFEBF7 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.

#DFEBF7 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 #F7EBDE; it also sits naturally between #DEF7F7 and #DEDEF7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEBF7 · RGB 223, 235, 247

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Color values

HEX#DFEBF7
RGB223, 235, 247
HSL210°, 60%, 92%
HSV210°, 10%, 97%
CMYK10%, 5%, 0%, 3%
XYZ76.93, 81.82, 99.73
Yxy81.82, 0.2976, 0.3165
CIE-Lab92.50, -1.69, -7.17
Hunter Lab90.45, -1.68, -7.25

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 97%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFEBF7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFEBF7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFEBF7

.text { color: #DFEBF7; }
.background { background-color: #DFEBF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEBF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 60%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEBF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEBF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEBF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEBF7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEBF7

#BAD4EE#95BDE4#74A8DC#5091D3#317AC4#28639F#1F4D7A#16385A#0D2135#040A10

Tints of #DFEBF7

#DEEBF7#E2EDF8#E2EDF8#E7F0F9#E7F0F9#E7F0F9#EBF2FA#EBF2FA#EFF5FB#EFF5FB

Tones of #DFEBF7

#E0EBF5#E2EBF3#E4EBF2#E5EBF0#E7EBEE#E9EBEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7EBDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.21:1 Fails
Against black text17.36:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEBF7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEBF7

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #DFEBF7: ·

How #DFEBF7 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #E4E4F4Deuteranopia · #E4E3F3Tritanopia · #E0F2F1

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFEBF7 rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Mosaic
#C0EFAE · #C1EED8 · #DDEEF6 · #B5AFEC
Palette 283149
#283149 · #404B69 · #F73859 · #DBEDF3
Palette Dff4f3
#DFF4F3 · #DDE7F2 · #B9BBDF · #878ECD
Palette Fff5eb
#FFF5EB · #DEEDF0 · #F4C7AB · #B2B8A3
Radiant Mirage
#AFEEBA · #DBEFF2 · #CDC9EA · #ECB4E8
Palette Ffe6e6
#FFE6E6 · #F2D1D1 · #DAEAF1 · #C6DCE4

Similar colors

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

#DDEEF6#DBEDF3#DDE7F2#DEEDF0#DBEFF2#DAEAF1#DEECFF#D7E9F7#E1F2FB#DDF3F5#DFF1F1#D9EAFD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEBF6  ·  #DFEBF8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEBF7?

#DFEBF7 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 235, 247). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEBF7?

#DFEBF7 is RGB 223, 235, 247 — HSL 210°, 60%, 92% — CMYK 10%, 5%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #DFEBF7?

Its complement is #F7EBDE; analogous partners are #DEF7F7 and #DEDEF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEBF7 for text?

Black text on #DFEBF7 has a contrast ratio of 17.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.21:1.