Palettes / Colors / #DCDCED

#DCDCED — Pale Muted Blue

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

#DCDCED 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 #EEEEDD; it also sits naturally between #DDE6EE and #E6DDEE. 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 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDCED

.text { color: #DCDCED; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDCED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 32%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDCED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDCED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDCED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDCED: #000000.

How #DCDCED 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 #DCDCED 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

← #DCDCEC  ·  #DCDCEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDCED?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDCED?

#DCDCED is RGB 220, 220, 237 — HSL 240°, 32%, 90% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCDCED?

Its complement is #EEEEDD; analogous partners are #DDE6EE and #E6DDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDCED for text?

Black text on #DCDCED has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.