Information about #DFDEFA color

#DFDEFA color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#DFDEFA falls into the Blue Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(223, 222, 250) — 87.5% red, 87.1% green, 98% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 11 / 11 / 0 / 2. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #DFDEFA reads as a energetic, saturated deep-sea blue and glows at the very top of the lightness scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Very Pale Indigo (#E9E2FF). Nearby in the Register you will also find Glitter (#E6E8FA) and Very Pale Sapphire Blue (#E2E9FF).

In RGB terms — rgb(223, 222, 250) — the blue channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 16.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.3:1. No one has named #DFDEFA so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#DFDEFA color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#DFDEFA color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #DFDEFA

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#DFDEFA
  • RGB223, 222, 250
  • CMYK11, 11, 0, 2
  • CSSrgb(223, 222, 250)
  • HSL242°, 74%, 93%
  • HSL Precise242.143°, 73.684%, 92.549%
  • HSV242°, 11%, 98%
  • HSB242°, 11%, 98%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.980
  • GLSLvec3(0.875, 0.871, 0.980)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.875, 0.871, 0.980, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.875, 0.871, 0.980)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB98%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDDFDEFA
  • DECIMAL ID14671610
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01