Palettes / Colors / #DAD8EC

#DAD8EC — Pale Muted Blue

#DAD8EC is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#DAD8EC 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 #EBECD9; it also sits naturally between #D9E1EC and #E5D9EC. 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 85% · Blue 93%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DAD8EC

.text { color: #DAD8EC; }
.background { background-color: #DAD8EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DAD8EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 216, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 34%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DAD8EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 216, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DAD8EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 216, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DAD8EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DAD8EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DAD8EC

Tints of #DAD8EC

Tones of #DAD8EC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBECD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DAD8EC: #000000.

How #DAD8EC 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 #DAD8EC 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

← #DAD8EB  ·  #DAD8ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DAD8EC?

#DAD8EC is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 218, 216, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DAD8EC?

#DAD8EC is RGB 218, 216, 236 — HSL 246°, 34%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DAD8EC?

Its complement is #EBECD9; analogous partners are #D9E1EC and #E5D9EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DAD8EC for text?

Black text on #DAD8EC has a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.