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#DFEDFC — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#DFEDFC 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 #FCEEDE; it also sits naturally between #DEFBFC and #DFDEFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEDFC · RGB 223, 237, 252

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Color values

HEX#DFEDFC
RGB223, 237, 252
HSL211°, 83%, 93%
HSV211°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ78.29, 83.28, 104.04
Yxy83.28, 0.2947, 0.3136
CIE-Lab93.14, -1.74, -8.82
Hunter Lab91.26, -1.74, -9.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFEDFC

.text { color: #DFEDFC; }
.background { background-color: #DFEDFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEDFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 237, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEDFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 237, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEDFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 237, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEDFC

#B4D5F8#8ABDF4#60A6F0#368EEC#1579E5#1163BB#0D4D91#0A3767#06203D#020A13

Tints of #DFEDFC

#DEEDFC#E3EFFC#E3EFFC#E3EFFC#E8F2FD#E8F2FD#E8F2FD#E8F2FD#ECF5FD#ECF5FD

Tones of #DFEDFC

#E0EDFA#E3EDF8#E5EDF6#E7EDF4#E9EDF1#EBEDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCEEDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.19:1 Fails
Against black text17.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEDFC: #000000.

How #DFEDFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E5F8Deuteranopia · #E4E3F7Tritanopia · #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 #DFEDFC rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Cosmic Mosaic
#C0EFAE · #C1EED8 · #DDEEF6 · #B5AFEC
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette F8fafc
#F8FAFC · #D9EAFD · #BCCCDC · #9AA6B2

Similar colors

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

#DEECFF#DDF2FD#E1F2FB#DDEEF6#E3F2FD#D9EAFD#E4F1FF#E0F4FF#DBE6FD#DFF5FF#DDF3F5#DFF6FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEDFB  ·  #DFEDFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEDFC?

#DFEDFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 237, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEDFC?

#DFEDFC is RGB 223, 237, 252 — HSL 211°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFEDFC?

Its complement is #FCEEDE; analogous partners are #DEFBFC and #DFDEFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEDFC for text?

Black text on #DFEDFC has a contrast ratio of 17.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.19:1.