Palettes / Colors / #D7D5EB

#D7D5EB — Pale Muted Blue

#D7D5EB is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D7D5EB 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 #E9EBD6; it also sits naturally between #D6DFEB and #E2D6EB. 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 84% · Blue 92%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

Previews

CSS code for #D7D5EB

.text { color: #D7D5EB; }
.background { background-color: #D7D5EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7D5EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 213, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 35%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7D5EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 213, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7D5EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 213, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7D5EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7D5EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D7D5EB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9EBD6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7D5EB: #000000.

How #D7D5EB 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 #D7D5EB 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

← #D7D5EA  ·  #D7D5EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7D5EB?

#D7D5EB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 215, 213, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7D5EB?

#D7D5EB is RGB 215, 213, 235 — HSL 245°, 35%, 88% — CMYK 9%, 9%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D7D5EB?

Its complement is #E9EBD6; analogous partners are #D6DFEB and #E2D6EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7D5EB for text?

Black text on #D7D5EB has a contrast ratio of 14.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.44:1.