Maroon Colors  ·  Color Library

Palettes / Colors / #DFECFE

#DFECFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFECFE 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 #DFECFE 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.

#DFECFE 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 #FEF2E1; it also sits naturally between #E1FCFE and #E4E1FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFECFE · RGB 223, 236, 254

Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

HEX#DFECFE
RGB223, 236, 254
HSL215°, 94%, 94%
HSV215°, 12%, 100%
CMYK12%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ78.32, 82.83, 105.63
Yxy82.83, 0.2936, 0.3105
CIE-Lab92.94, -0.83, -10.16
Hunter Lab91.01, -0.83, -10.44

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · 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 #DFECFE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFECFE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFECFE

.text { color: #DFECFE; }
.background { background-color: #DFECFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFECFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 236, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 94%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFECFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 236, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFECFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 236, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFECFE

#B5D3FD#88B8FB#5C9EFA#2F83F9#0769F2#0656C6#054399#032F6D#021C40#010914

Tints of #DFECFE

#E1EDFE#E1EDFE#E6F0FE#E6F0FE#E6F0FE#E6F0FE#E6F0FE#EBF3FE#EBF3FE#EBF3FE

Tones of #DFECFE

#E3EEFC#E5EEFA#E7EEF8#EAEFF6#ECEFF4#EEEFF2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEF2E1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.20:1 Fails
Against black text17.57:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFECFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFECFE

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 #DFECFE: ·

How #DFECFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5FADeuteranopia · #E4E3F9Tritanopia · #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 #DFECFE 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 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFECFD  ·  #DFECFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFECFE?

#DFECFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 236, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFECFE?

#DFECFE is RGB 223, 236, 254 — HSL 215°, 94%, 94% — CMYK 12%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DFECFE?

Its complement is #FEF2E1; analogous partners are #E1FCFE and #E4E1FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFECFE for text?

Black text on #DFECFE has a contrast ratio of 17.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.20:1.