Palettes / Colors / #D9DCED

#D9DCED — Pale Muted Blue

#D9DCED is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#D9DCED 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 #EDEAD9; it also sits naturally between #D9E6ED and #E0D9ED. 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 86% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #D9DCED

.text { color: #D9DCED; }
.background { background-color: #D9DCED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D9DCED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(217, 220, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(231, 36%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D9DCED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(217, 220, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D9DCED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(217, 220, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D9DCED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D9DCED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D9DCED

Tints of #D9DCED

Tones of #D9DCED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEAD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D9DCED: #000000.

How #D9DCED 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 #D9DCED 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

← #D9DCEC  ·  #D9DCEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D9DCED?

#D9DCED is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 217, 220, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D9DCED?

#D9DCED is RGB 217, 220, 237 — HSL 231°, 36%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #D9DCED?

Its complement is #EDEAD9; analogous partners are #D9E6ED and #E0D9ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D9DCED for text?

Black text on #D9DCED has a contrast ratio of 15.41:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.