Palettes / Colors / #DADFE7

#DADFE7 — Pale Dusty Blue

#DADFE7 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#DADFE7 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 #E7E2DA; it also sits naturally between #DAE5E7 and #DBDAE7. 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 91%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DADFE7

.text { color: #DADFE7; }
.background { background-color: #DADFE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DADFE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(218, 223, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 21%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DADFE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(218, 223, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DADFE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(218, 223, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DADFE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DADFE7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DADFE7

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7E2DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DADFE7: #000000.

How #DADFE7 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 #DADFE7 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

← #DADFE6  ·  #DADFE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DADFE7?

#DADFE7 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 218, 223, 231). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DADFE7?

#DADFE7 is RGB 218, 223, 231 — HSL 217°, 21%, 88% — CMYK 6%, 3%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #DADFE7?

Its complement is #E7E2DA; analogous partners are #DAE5E7 and #DBDAE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DADFE7 for text?

Black text on #DADFE7 has a contrast ratio of 15.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.