Palettes / Colors / #D2D2EA

#D2D2EA — Pale Muted Blue

#D2D2EA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D2D2EA 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 #EAEAD2; it also sits naturally between #D2DEEA and #DED2EA. 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 82% · Blue 92%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D2D2EA

.text { color: #D2D2EA; }
.background { background-color: #D2D2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D2D2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(210, 210, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 36%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D2D2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(210, 210, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D2D2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(210, 210, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D2D2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D2D2EA">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D2D2EA

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEAD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D2D2EA: #000000.

How #D2D2EA 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 #D2D2EA 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

← #D2D2E9  ·  #D2D2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D2D2EA?

#D2D2EA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 210, 210, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D2D2EA?

#D2D2EA is RGB 210, 210, 234 — HSL 240°, 36%, 87% — CMYK 10%, 10%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D2D2EA?

Its complement is #EAEAD2; analogous partners are #D2DEEA and #DED2EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D2D2EA for text?

Black text on #D2D2EA has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.