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#DFEEFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFEEFF 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 #DFEEFF 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.

#DFEEFF 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 #FFF1E0; it also sits naturally between #E0FEFF and #E1E0FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFEEFF · RGB 223, 238, 255

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Color values

HEX#DFEEFF
RGB223, 238, 255
HSL212°, 100%, 94%
HSV212°, 13%, 100%
CMYK13%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ79.06, 84.06, 106.67
Yxy84.06, 0.2930, 0.3116
CIE-Lab93.48, -1.66, -9.88
Hunter Lab91.68, -1.66, -10.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #DFEEFF

.text { color: #DFEEFF; }
.background { background-color: #DFEEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 238, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 100%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 238, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 238, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEEFF

#B3D6FF#85BEFF#57A5FF#298DFF#0075FA#005FCC#004A9E#003470#001F42#000A14

Tints of #DFEEFF

#E0EFFF#E0EFFF#E5F1FF#E5F1FF#E5F1FF#E5F1FF#E5F1FF#EBF4FF#EBF4FF#EBF4FF

Tones of #DFEEFF

#E3EFFD#E5EFFB#E7EFF8#E9EFF6#EBEFF4#EEF0F2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFF1E0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFEEFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFEEFF

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 #DFEEFF: ·

How #DFEEFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E5E6FBDeuteranopia · #E5E4FATritanopia · #E0F8F7

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 #DFEEFF rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette 27005d
#27005D · #9400FF · #AED2FF · #E4F1FF
Palette E3f2fd
#E3F2FD · #90CAF9 · #2196F3 · #0D47A1
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9

Similar colors

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

#DEECFF#DDF2FD#E4F1FF#E3F2FD#E1F2FB#E0F4FF#DFF5FF#D9EAFD#DFF6FF#DBE6FD#DDEEF6#E3F8FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEEFE  ·  #DFEF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEEFF?

#DFEEFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 238, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEEFF?

#DFEEFF is RGB 223, 238, 255 — HSL 212°, 100%, 94% — CMYK 13%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DFEEFF?

Its complement is #FFF1E0; analogous partners are #E0FEFF and #E1E0FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEEFF for text?

Black text on #DFEEFF has a contrast ratio of 17.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.