Palettes / Colors / #D5E5EC

#D5E5EC — Pale Muted Blue

#D5E5EC is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D5E5EC 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 #ECDCD5; it also sits naturally between #D5ECE7 and #D5D9EC. 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 84% · Green 90% · Blue 93%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #D5E5EC

.text { color: #D5E5EC; }
.background { background-color: #D5E5EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D5E5EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(213, 229, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 38%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D5E5EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(213, 229, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D5E5EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(213, 229, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D5E5EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D5E5EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D5E5EC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECDCD5:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D5E5EC: #000000.

How #D5E5EC 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 #D5E5EC 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

← #D5E5EB  ·  #D5E5ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D5E5EC?

#D5E5EC is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 213, 229, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D5E5EC?

#D5E5EC is RGB 213, 229, 236 — HSL 198°, 38%, 88% — CMYK 10%, 3%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D5E5EC?

Its complement is #ECDCD5; analogous partners are #D5ECE7 and #D5D9EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D5E5EC for text?

Black text on #D5E5EC has a contrast ratio of 16.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.