Palettes / Colors / #DBDBEC

#DBDBEC — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#DBDBEC 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 #ECECDA; it also sits naturally between #DAE3EC and #E3DAEC. 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 86% · Blue 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDBEC

.text { color: #DBDBEC; }
.background { background-color: #DBDBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 219, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 31%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 219, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 219, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBDBEC

Tints of #DBDBEC

Tones of #DBDBEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECECDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDBEC: #000000.

How #DBDBEC 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 #DBDBEC 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

← #DBDBEB  ·  #DBDBED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDBEC?

#DBDBEC is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 219, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDBEC?

#DBDBEC is RGB 219, 219, 236 — HSL 240°, 31%, 89% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DBDBEC?

Its complement is #ECECDA; analogous partners are #DAE3EC and #E3DAEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDBEC for text?

Black text on #DBDBEC has a contrast ratio of 15.36:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.