Palettes / Colors / #D1CFDC

#D1CFDC — Pale Dusty Blue

#D1CFDC is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D1CFDC 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 #DBDDD0; it also sits naturally between #D0D4DD and #D8D0DD. 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 82% · Green 81% · Blue 86%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D1CFDC

.text { color: #D1CFDC; }
.background { background-color: #D1CFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D1CFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(209, 207, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 16%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D1CFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(209, 207, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D1CFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(209, 207, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D1CFDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D1CFDC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D1CFDC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDDD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D1CFDC: #000000.

How #D1CFDC 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 #D1CFDC 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

← #D1CFDB  ·  #D1CFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D1CFDC?

#D1CFDC is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 209, 207, 220). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D1CFDC?

#D1CFDC is RGB 209, 207, 220 — HSL 249°, 16%, 84% — CMYK 5%, 6%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #D1CFDC?

Its complement is #DBDDD0; analogous partners are #D0D4DD and #D8D0DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D1CFDC for text?

Black text on #D1CFDC has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.