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#DFEEFA — Pale Blue

#DFEEFA is a blue color we call Pale 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 #DFEEFA 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.

#DFEEFA 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 #FAECE0; it also sits naturally between #E0FAF9 and #E0E1FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEEFA · RGB 223, 238, 250

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Color values

HEX#DFEEFA
RGB223, 238, 250
HSL207°, 73%, 93%
HSV207°, 11%, 98%
CMYK11%, 5%, 0%, 2%
XYZ78.26, 83.74, 102.48
Yxy83.74, 0.2959, 0.3166
CIE-Lab93.34, -2.64, -7.49
Hunter Lab91.51, -2.64, -7.61

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFEEFA

.text { color: #DFEEFA; }
.background { background-color: #DFEEFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEEFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 238, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(207, 73%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEEFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 238, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEEFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 238, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEEFA

#B8D9F4#91C4EE#69AFE8#4199E1#2286D8#1C6DB0#155589#0F3C61#092439#030B12

Tints of #DFEEFA

#E0EEFA#E5F1FB#E5F1FB#E5F1FB#E9F3FC#E9F3FC#E9F3FC#E9F3FC#EDF6FC#EDF6FC

Tones of #DFEEFA

#E2EEF8#E4EEF6#E6EEF5#E8EEF3#E9EEF1#EBEDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAECE0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.75:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEEFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEEFA

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 #DFEEFA: ·

How #DFEEFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E6F7Deuteranopia · #E5E4F6Tritanopia · #E0F5F4

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 #DFEEFA rather than the exact color:

Cosmic Mosaic
#C0EFAE · #C1EED8 · #DDEEF6 · #B5AFEC
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette Ddf3f5
#DDF3F5 · #A6DCEF · #F2AAAA · #E36387

Similar colors

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

#DDEEF6#E1F2FB#DDF2FD#DEECFF#E3F2FD#DDF3F5#E4F1FF#D9EAFD#E0F4FF#DBEDF3#DFF5FF#DBEFF2

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEEF9  ·  #DFEEFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEEFA?

#DFEEFA is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 238, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEEFA?

#DFEEFA is RGB 223, 238, 250 — HSL 207°, 73%, 93% — CMYK 11%, 5%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFEEFA?

Its complement is #FAECE0; analogous partners are #E0FAF9 and #E0E1FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEEFA for text?

Black text on #DFEEFA has a contrast ratio of 17.75:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.