Palettes / Colors / #D4D4E6

#D4D4E6 — Pale Dusty Blue

#D4D4E6 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D4D4E6 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 #E6E6D5; it also sits naturally between #D5DEE6 and #DED5E6. 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 83% · Blue 90%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #D4D4E6

.text { color: #D4D4E6; }
.background { background-color: #D4D4E6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4D4E6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 212, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 26%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4D4E6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 212, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4D4E6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 212, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4D4E6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4D4E6">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D4D4E6

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Tones of #D4D4E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6E6D5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4D4E6: #000000.

How #D4D4E6 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 #D4D4E6 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

← #D4D4E5  ·  #D4D4E7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4D4E6?

#D4D4E6 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 212, 212, 230). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4D4E6?

#D4D4E6 is RGB 212, 212, 230 — HSL 240°, 26%, 87% — CMYK 8%, 8%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #D4D4E6?

Its complement is #E6E6D5; analogous partners are #D5DEE6 and #DED5E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4D4E6 for text?

Black text on #D4D4E6 has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.46:1.