Palettes / Colors / #DFEDF6

#DFEDF6 — Pale Blue

#DFEDF6 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DFEDF6 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 #F6E8DF; it also sits naturally between #DFF6F3 and #DFE2F6. 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 93% · Blue 96%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

Previews

CSS code for #DFEDF6

.text { color: #DFEDF6; }
.background { background-color: #DFEDF6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEDF6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 237, 246); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 56%, 92%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEDF6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 237, 246, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEDF6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 237, 246, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFEDF6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFEDF6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFEDF6

Tints of #DFEDF6

Tones of #DFEDF6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F6E8DF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFEDF6: #000000.

How #DFEDF6 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 #DFEDF6 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

← #DFEDF5  ·  #DFEDF7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEDF6?

#DFEDF6 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 237, 246). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEDF6?

#DFEDF6 is RGB 223, 237, 246 — HSL 203°, 56%, 92% — CMYK 9%, 4%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DFEDF6?

Its complement is #F6E8DF; analogous partners are #DFF6F3 and #DFE2F6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEDF6 for text?

Black text on #DFEDF6 has a contrast ratio of 17.58:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.