Palettes / Colors / #D8DEEE

#D8DEEE — Pale Muted Blue

#D8DEEE is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D8DEEE 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 #EEE8D8; it also sits naturally between #D8E9EE and #DDD8EE. 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 85% · Green 87% · Blue 93%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D8DEEE

.text { color: #D8DEEE; }
.background { background-color: #D8DEEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D8DEEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(216, 222, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(224, 39%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D8DEEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(216, 222, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D8DEEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(216, 222, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D8DEEE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D8DEEE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEE8D8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D8DEEE: #000000.

How #D8DEEE 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 #D8DEEE 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

← #D8DEED  ·  #D8DEEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D8DEEE?

#D8DEEE is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 216, 222, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D8DEEE?

#D8DEEE is RGB 216, 222, 238 — HSL 224°, 39%, 89% — CMYK 9%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D8DEEE?

Its complement is #EEE8D8; analogous partners are #D8E9EE and #DDD8EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D8DEEE for text?

Black text on #D8DEEE has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.