Palettes / Colors / #DFEFFB

#DFEFFB — Pale Vivid Blue

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

#DFEFFB 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 #FBEBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFFBF9 and #DFE1FB. 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 94% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFEFFB

.text { color: #DFEFFB; }
.background { background-color: #DFEFFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFEFFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 239, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(206, 78%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFEFFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 239, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFEFFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 239, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFEFFB

Tints of #DFEFFB

Tones of #DFEFFB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBEBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFEFFB: #000000.

How #DFEFFB 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 a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #DFEFFB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFEFFA  ·  #DFEFFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFEFFB?

#DFEFFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 239, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFEFFB?

#DFEFFB is RGB 223, 239, 251 — HSL 206°, 78%, 93% — CMYK 11%, 5%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #DFEFFB?

Its complement is #FBEBDF; analogous partners are #DFFBF9 and #DFE1FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFEFFB for text?

Black text on #DFEFFB has a contrast ratio of 17.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.17:1.