Palettes / Colors / #DBDBEF

#DBDBEF — Pale Muted Blue

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

#DBDBEF 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 #EFEFDC; it also sits naturally between #DCE6EF and #E6DCEF. 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 94%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDBEF

.text { color: #DBDBEF; }
.background { background-color: #DBDBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 219, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 38%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 219, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 219, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DBDBEF

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEFDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDBEF: #000000.

How #DBDBEF 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 #DBDBEF 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

← #DBDBEE  ·  #DBDBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDBEF?

#DBDBEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 219, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDBEF?

#DBDBEF is RGB 219, 219, 239 — HSL 240°, 38%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DBDBEF?

Its complement is #EFEFDC; analogous partners are #DCE6EF and #E6DCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDBEF for text?

Black text on #DBDBEF has a contrast ratio of 15.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.