Palettes / Colors / #D3DBED

#D3DBED — Pale Muted Blue

#D3DBED is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D3DBED 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 #EDE6D4; it also sits naturally between #D4E8ED and #D9D4ED. 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 86% · Blue 93%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D3DBED

.text { color: #D3DBED; }
.background { background-color: #D3DBED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D3DBED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(211, 219, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 42%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D3DBED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(211, 219, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D3DBED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(211, 219, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D3DBED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D3DBED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDE6D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D3DBED: #000000.

How #D3DBED 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 #D3DBED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D3DBED?

#D3DBED is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 211, 219, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D3DBED?

#D3DBED is RGB 211, 219, 237 — HSL 222°, 42%, 88% — CMYK 11%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D3DBED?

Its complement is #EDE6D4; analogous partners are #D4E8ED and #D9D4ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D3DBED for text?

Black text on #D3DBED has a contrast ratio of 15.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.