Palettes / Colors / #DBDAEC

#DBDAEC — Pale Muted Blue

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

#DBDAEC 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 #EBECDA; it also sits naturally between #DAE2EC and #E4DAEC. 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 7% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #DBDAEC

.text { color: #DBDAEC; }
.background { background-color: #DBDAEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDAEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 218, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 32%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDAEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 218, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDAEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 218, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBDAEC

Tints of #DBDAEC

Tones of #DBDAEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBECDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDAEC: #000000.

How #DBDAEC 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 #DBDAEC 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

← #DBDAEB  ·  #DBDAED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDAEC?

#DBDAEC is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 218, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDAEC?

#DBDAEC is RGB 219, 218, 236 — HSL 243°, 32%, 89% — CMYK 7%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DBDAEC?

Its complement is #EBECDA; analogous partners are #DAE2EC and #E4DAEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDAEC for text?

Black text on #DBDAEC has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.