Palettes / Colors / #D3D1EA

#D3D1EA — Pale Muted Blue

#D3D1EA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D3D1EA 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 #E8EAD2; it also sits naturally between #D2DCEA and #E0D2EA. 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 83% · Green 82% · Blue 92%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3D1EA

.text { color: #D3D1EA; }
.background { background-color: #D3D1EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3D1EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 209, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 37%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3D1EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 209, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3D1EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 209, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3D1EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3D1EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8EAD2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3D1EA: #000000.

How #D3D1EA 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 #D3D1EA 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

← #D3D1E9  ·  #D3D1EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3D1EA?

#D3D1EA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 211, 209, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3D1EA?

#D3D1EA is RGB 211, 209, 234 — HSL 245°, 37%, 87% — CMYK 10%, 11%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D3D1EA?

Its complement is #E8EAD2; analogous partners are #D2DCEA and #E0D2EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3D1EA for text?

Black text on #D3D1EA has a contrast ratio of 14.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.