Palettes / Colors / #DCDCF4

#DCDCF4 — Pale Muted Blue

#DCDCF4 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DCDCF4 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.

#DCDCF4 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 #F4F4DC; it also sits naturally between #DCE8F4 and #E8DCF4. 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 96%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDCF4

.text { color: #DCDCF4; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDCF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 220, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 52%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDCF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 220, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDCF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 220, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDCF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDCF4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4F4DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDCF4: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCDCF4

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 #DCDCF4 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 #DCDCF4 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

← #DCDCF3  ·  #DCDCF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDCF4?

#DCDCF4 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 220, 244). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDCF4?

#DCDCF4 is RGB 220, 220, 244 — HSL 240°, 52%, 91% — CMYK 10%, 10%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DCDCF4?

Its complement is #F4F4DC; analogous partners are #DCE8F4 and #E8DCF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDCF4 for text?

Black text on #DCDCF4 has a contrast ratio of 15.59:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.