Palettes / Colors / #D4D8DD

#D4D8DD — Pale Dusty Blue

#D4D8DD is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D4D8DD 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 #DDD9D4; it also sits naturally between #D4DDDD and #D5D4DD. 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 85% · Blue 87%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

Previews

CSS code for #D4D8DD

.text { color: #D4D8DD; }
.background { background-color: #D4D8DD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D4D8DD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(212, 216, 221); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 12%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D4D8DD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(212, 216, 221, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D4D8DD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(212, 216, 221, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D4D8DD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D4D8DD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D4D8DD

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Tones of #D4D8DD

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DDD9D4:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D4D8DD: #000000.

How #D4D8DD 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 #D4D8DD or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D4D8DC  ·  #D4D8DE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D4D8DD?

#D4D8DD is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 212, 216, 221). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D4D8DD?

#D4D8DD is RGB 212, 216, 221 — HSL 213°, 12%, 85% — CMYK 4%, 2%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #D4D8DD?

Its complement is #DDD9D4; analogous partners are #D4DDDD and #D5D4DD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D4D8DD for text?

Black text on #D4D8DD has a contrast ratio of 14.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.43:1.