Palettes / Colors / #DCDBEB

#DCDBEB — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#DCDBEB 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 #EAEBDB; it also sits naturally between #DBE2EB and #E4DBEB. 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 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDBEB

.text { color: #DCDBEB; }
.background { background-color: #DCDBEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDBEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 219, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 29%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDBEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 219, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDBEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 219, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDBEB

Tints of #DCDBEB

Tones of #DCDBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEBDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDBEB: #000000.

How #DCDBEB 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 #DCDBEB 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

← #DCDBEA  ·  #DCDBEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDBEB?

#DCDBEB is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 219, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDBEB?

#DCDBEB is RGB 220, 219, 235 — HSL 244°, 29%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 7%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DCDBEB?

Its complement is #EAEBDB; analogous partners are #DBE2EB and #E4DBEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDBEB for text?

Black text on #DCDBEB has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.