Palettes / Colors / #DBDFE7

#DBDFE7 — Pale Dusty Blue

#DBDFE7 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty 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 #DBDFE7 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.

#DBDFE7 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 #DAE4E7 and #DCDAE7. 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 87% · Blue 91%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBDFE7

.text { color: #DBDFE7; }
.background { background-color: #DBDFE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBDFE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 223, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 20%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBDFE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 223, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBDFE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 223, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBDFE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBDFE7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7E2DA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBDFE7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBDFE7

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 #DBDFE7 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 #DBDFE7 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

← #DBDFE6  ·  #DBDFE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBDFE7?

#DBDFE7 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 223, 231). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBDFE7?

#DBDFE7 is RGB 219, 223, 231 — HSL 220°, 20%, 88% — CMYK 5%, 3%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #DBDFE7?

Its complement is #E7E2DA; analogous partners are #DAE4E7 and #DCDAE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBDFE7 for text?

Black text on #DBDFE7 has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.