Palettes / Colors / #DBD8EE

#DBD8EE — Pale Muted Blue

#DBD8EE is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DBD8EE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DBD8EE 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 #EBEED8; it also sits naturally between #D8E0EE and #E6D8EE. 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 86% · Green 85% · Blue 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBD8EE

.text { color: #DBD8EE; }
.background { background-color: #DBD8EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBD8EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 216, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 39%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBD8EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 216, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBD8EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 216, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBD8EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBD8EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEED8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBD8EE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBD8EE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DBD8EE 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 #DBD8EE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBD8EE?

#DBD8EE is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 216, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBD8EE?

#DBD8EE is RGB 219, 216, 238 — HSL 248°, 39%, 89% — CMYK 8%, 9%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DBD8EE?

Its complement is #EBEED8; analogous partners are #D8E0EE and #E6D8EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBD8EE for text?

Black text on #DBD8EE has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.