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#DFF3FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFF3FE 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 #DFF3FE 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.

#DFF3FE 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 #FEEBE1; it also sits naturally between #E1FEFA and #E1E6FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFF3FE · RGB 223, 243, 254

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Color values

HEX#DFF3FE
RGB223, 243, 254
HSL201°, 94%, 94%
HSV201°, 12%, 100%
CMYK12%, 4%, 0%, 0%
XYZ80.37, 86.94, 106.31
Yxy86.94, 0.2937, 0.3177
CIE-Lab94.71, -4.40, -7.53
Hunter Lab93.24, -4.41, -7.69

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 95% · Blue 100%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFF3FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFF3FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFF3FE

.text { color: #DFF3FE; }
.background { background-color: #DFF3FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF3FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 243, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 94%, 94%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF3FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 243, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF3FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 243, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFF3FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF3FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFF3FE

#B5E4FD#88D3FB#5CC3FA#2FB2F9#07A0F2#0683C6#056599#03486D#022A40#010D14

Tints of #DFF3FE

#E1F4FE#E1F4FE#E6F6FE#E6F6FE#E6F6FE#E6F6FE#E6F6FE#EBF8FE#EBF8FE#EBF8FE

Tones of #DFF3FE

#E3F3FC#E5F3FA#E7F2F8#EAF2F6#ECF1F4#EEF0F2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEEBE1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.14:1 Fails
Against black text18.39:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFF3FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFF3FE

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 #DFF3FE: ·

How #DFF3FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #E8E8FBDeuteranopia · #E7E5FBTritanopia · #E0F9F9

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 #DFF3FE rather than the exact color:

Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9
Palette 5356ff
#5356FF · #378CE7 · #67C6E3 · #DFF5FF
Palette 164863
#164863 · #427D9D · #9BBEC8 · #DDF2FD
Palette 06283d
#06283D · #256D85 · #47B5FF · #DFF6FF
Palette 06283d
#06283D · #1363DF · #47B5FF · #DFF6FF
Palette E1f2fb
#E1F2FB · #F1F9F9 · #F3DFE3 · #E9B2BC

Similar colors

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

#E0F4FF#DFF5FF#DDF2FD#DFF6FF#E1F2FB#E3F2FD#E4F1FF#E3F8FF#DEECFF#E4F9FF#DDF3F5#DEFCFC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFF3FD  ·  #DFF3FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFF3FE?

#DFF3FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 243, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF3FE?

#DFF3FE is RGB 223, 243, 254 — HSL 201°, 94%, 94% — CMYK 12%, 4%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #DFF3FE?

Its complement is #FEEBE1; analogous partners are #E1FEFA and #E1E6FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFF3FE for text?

Black text on #DFF3FE has a contrast ratio of 18.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.