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#DFEBFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFEBFE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid 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 #DFEBFE 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.

#DFEBFE 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 #FEF3E1; it also sits naturally between #E1FBFE and #E5E1FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEBFE · RGB 223, 235, 254

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Color values

HEX#DFEBFE
RGB223, 235, 254
HSL217°, 94%, 94%
HSV217°, 12%, 100%
CMYK12%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ78.03, 82.26, 105.53
Yxy82.26, 0.2935, 0.3095
CIE-Lab92.69, -0.31, -10.53
Hunter Lab90.70, -0.31, -10.84

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 92% · Blue 100%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFEBFE

.text { color: #DFEBFE; }
.background { background-color: #DFEBFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEBFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 235, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 94%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEBFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 235, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEBFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 235, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEBFE

#B5D0FD#88B4FB#5C98FA#2F7CF9#0762F2#0650C6#053E99#032C6D#021A40#010814

Tints of #DFEBFE

#E1ECFE#E1ECFE#E6EFFE#E6EFFE#E6EFFE#E6EFFE#E6EFFE#EBF3FE#EBF3FE#EBF3FE

Tones of #DFEBFE

#E3EDFC#E5EDFA#E7EEF8#EAEEF6#ECEFF4#EEEFF2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEF3E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.20:1 Fails
Against black text17.45:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEBFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEBFE

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 #DFEBFE: ·

How #DFEBFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E4E4F9Deuteranopia · #E4E3F8Tritanopia · #E0F6F5

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 #DFEBFE rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF

Similar colors

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

#DEECFF#D9EAFD#DBE6FD#DDF2FD#E1F2FB#E4F1FF#E3F2FD#DDEEF6#E0F4FF#DFF5FF#D7E9F7#DFF6FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEBFD  ·  #DFEBFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEBFE?

#DFEBFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 235, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEBFE?

#DFEBFE is RGB 223, 235, 254 — HSL 217°, 94%, 94% — CMYK 12%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DFEBFE?

Its complement is #FEF3E1; analogous partners are #E1FBFE and #E5E1FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEBFE for text?

Black text on #DFEBFE has a contrast ratio of 17.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.