Palettes / Colors / #DBE2EA

#DBE2EA — Pale Dusty Blue

#DBE2EA 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 #DBE2EA 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.

#DBE2EA 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 #EAE3DC; it also sits naturally between #DCEAEA and #DCDCEA. 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 89% · Blue 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DBE2EA

.text { color: #DBE2EA; }
.background { background-color: #DBE2EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DBE2EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(219, 226, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(212, 26%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DBE2EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(219, 226, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DBE2EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(219, 226, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DBE2EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DBE2EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE3DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DBE2EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DBE2EA

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 #DBE2EA 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 #DBE2EA 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

← #DBE2E9  ·  #DBE2EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DBE2EA?

#DBE2EA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 219, 226, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DBE2EA?

#DBE2EA is RGB 219, 226, 234 — HSL 212°, 26%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 3%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DBE2EA?

Its complement is #EAE3DC; analogous partners are #DCEAEA and #DCDCEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DBE2EA for text?

Black text on #DBE2EA has a contrast ratio of 16.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.