Palettes / Colors / #D7DBEF

#D7DBEF — Pale Muted Blue

#D7DBEF is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D7DBEF 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 #EFEBD7; it also sits naturally between #D7E7EF and #DFD7EF. 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 86% · Blue 94%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D7DBEF

.text { color: #D7DBEF; }
.background { background-color: #D7DBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7DBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 219, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 43%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7DBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 219, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7DBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 219, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7DBEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7DBEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEBD7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D7DBEF: #000000.

How #D7DBEF 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 #D7DBEF 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

← #D7DBEE  ·  #D7DBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7DBEF?

#D7DBEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 215, 219, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7DBEF?

#D7DBEF is RGB 215, 219, 239 — HSL 230°, 43%, 89% — CMYK 10%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #D7DBEF?

Its complement is #EFEBD7; analogous partners are #D7E7EF and #DFD7EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7DBEF for text?

Black text on #D7DBEF has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.