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#DFEEFC — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#DFEEFC 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 #FCEDDE; it also sits naturally between #DEFCFB and #DEDFFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEEFC · RGB 223, 238, 252

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Color values

HEX#DFEEFC
RGB223, 238, 252
HSL209°, 83%, 93%
HSV209°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ78.58, 83.87, 104.14
Yxy83.87, 0.2948, 0.3146
CIE-Lab93.39, -2.25, -8.45
Hunter Lab91.58, -2.25, -8.62

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

CSS code for #DFEEFC

.text { color: #DFEEFC; }
.background { background-color: #DFEEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 238, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 83%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 238, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 238, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEEFC

#B4D7F8#8AC1F4#60ABF0#3694EC#1580E5#1169BB#0D5191#0A3A67#06223D#020A13

Tints of #DFEEFC

#DEEEFC#E3F0FC#E3F0FC#E3F0FC#E8F3FD#E8F3FD#E8F3FD#E8F3FD#ECF5FD#ECF5FD

Tones of #DFEEFC

#E0EEFA#E3EEF8#E5EDF6#E7EDF4#E9EDF1#EBEDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCEDDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.77:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEEFC: #000000.

How #DFEEFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E6F9Deuteranopia · #E5E4F8Tritanopia · #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 #DFEEFC rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Cosmic Mosaic
#C0EFAE · #C1EED8 · #DDEEF6 · #B5AFEC
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEEFB  ·  #DFEEFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEEFC?

#DFEEFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 238, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEEFC?

#DFEEFC is RGB 223, 238, 252 — HSL 209°, 83%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFEEFC?

Its complement is #FCEDDE; analogous partners are #DEFCFB and #DEDFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEEFC for text?

Black text on #DFEEFC has a contrast ratio of 17.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.