Palettes / Colors / #DCD9ED

#DCD9ED — Pale Muted Blue

#DCD9ED is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #DCD9ED 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.

#DCD9ED 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 #EAEDD9; it also sits naturally between #D9E0ED and #E6D9ED. 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%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCD9ED

.text { color: #DCD9ED; }
.background { background-color: #DCD9ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCD9ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 217, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(249, 36%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCD9ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 217, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCD9ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 217, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCD9ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCD9ED">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEDD9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCD9ED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCD9ED

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 #DCD9ED 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 #DCD9ED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCD9ED?

#DCD9ED is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 217, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCD9ED?

#DCD9ED is RGB 220, 217, 237 — HSL 249°, 36%, 89% — CMYK 7%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCD9ED?

Its complement is #EAEDD9; analogous partners are #D9E0ED and #E6D9ED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCD9ED for text?

Black text on #DCD9ED has a contrast ratio of 15.19:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.