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#DFF4FD — Pale Vivid Blue

#DFF4FD 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 #DFF4FD 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.

#DFF4FD 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 #FDE7DD; it also sits naturally between #DDFDF7 and #DDE4FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#DFF4FD · RGB 223, 244, 253

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Color values

HEX#DFF4FD
RGB223, 244, 253
HSL198°, 88%, 93%
HSV198°, 12%, 99%
CMYK12%, 4%, 0%, 1%
XYZ80.51, 87.48, 105.57
Yxy87.48, 0.2943, 0.3198
CIE-Lab94.94, -5.11, -6.67
Hunter Lab93.53, -5.11, -6.79

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 96% · Blue 99%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

Sample text in #DFF4FD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #DFF4FD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #DFF4FD

.text { color: #DFF4FD; }
.background { background-color: #DFF4FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFF4FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 244, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 88%, 93%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFF4FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 244, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFF4FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 244, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFF4FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFF4FD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFF4FD

#B2E5FA#87D6F7#5CC7F5#31B8F2#0FA9EB#0C8AC0#096B95#074C69#042D3E#010E13

Tints of #DFF4FD

#DDF3FD#E2F5FD#E2F5FD#E2F5FD#E7F7FD#E7F7FD#E7F7FD#E7F7FD#ECF8FE#ECF8FE

Tones of #DFF4FD

#E0F3FB#E2F2F8#E4F1F6#E6F0F4#E9EFF2#EBEEEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDE7DD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.14:1 Fails
Against black text18.50:1 AAA

Best text color on #DFF4FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFF4FD

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 #DFF4FD: ·

How #DFF4FD 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 · #E7E5FATritanopia · #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 #DFF4FD rather than the exact color:

Palette 5356ff
#5356FF · #378CE7 · #67C6E3 · #DFF5FF
Palette E0f4ff
#E0F4FF · #87C4FF · #39A7FF · #FFEED9
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:

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DFF4FC  ·  #DFF4FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFF4FD?

#DFF4FD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 244, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFF4FD?

#DFF4FD is RGB 223, 244, 253 — HSL 198°, 88%, 93% — CMYK 12%, 4%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #DFF4FD?

Its complement is #FDE7DD; analogous partners are #DDFDF7 and #DDE4FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFF4FD for text?

Black text on #DFF4FD has a contrast ratio of 18.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.14:1.