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#DFECFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFECFD 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 #DFECFD 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.

#DFECFD 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 #FDEFDD; it also sits naturally between #DDFBFD and #E0DDFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFECFD · RGB 223, 236, 253

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Color values

HEX#DFECFD
RGB223, 236, 253
HSL214°, 88%, 93%
HSV214°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 7%, 0%, 1%
XYZ78.16, 82.77, 104.79
Yxy82.77, 0.2941, 0.3115
CIE-Lab92.91, -1.03, -9.68
Hunter Lab90.98, -1.03, -9.92

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFECFD

.text { color: #DFECFD; }
.background { background-color: #DFECFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFECFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 236, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 88%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFECFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 236, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFECFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 236, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFECFD

#B2D1FA#87B8F7#5C9EF5#3184F2#0F6EEB#0C5AC0#094695#073269#041D3E#010913

Tints of #DFECFD

#DDEBFD#E2EEFD#E2EEFD#E2EEFD#E7F1FD#E7F1FD#E7F1FD#E7F1FD#ECF4FE#ECF4FE

Tones of #DFECFD

#E0EBFB#E2ECF8#E4ECF6#E6ECF4#E9EDF2#EBEDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDEFDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.20:1 Fails
Against black text17.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFECFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFECFD

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 #DFECFD: ·

How #DFECFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5F9Deuteranopia · #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 #DFECFD rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette 293b5f
#293B5F · #47597E · #DBE6FD · #B2AB8C

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFECFC  ·  #DFECFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFECFD?

#DFECFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 236, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFECFD?

#DFECFD is RGB 223, 236, 253 — HSL 214°, 88%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 7%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFECFD?

Its complement is #FDEFDD; analogous partners are #DDFBFD and #E0DDFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFECFD for text?

Black text on #DFECFD has a contrast ratio of 17.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.