Palettes / Colors / #DCDDE4

#DCDDE4 — Pale Dusty Blue

#DCDDE4 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#DCDDE4 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 #E4E3DC; it also sits naturally between #DCE1E4 and #DFDCE4. 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 87% · Blue 89%

Cyan 4% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDDE4

.text { color: #DCDDE4; }
.background { background-color: #DCDDE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDDE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 221, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(233, 13%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDDE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 221, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDDE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 221, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDDE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDDE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDDE4

Tints of #DCDDE4

Tones of #DCDDE4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4E3DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDDE4: #000000.

How #DCDDE4 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 #DCDDE4 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

← #DCDDE3  ·  #DCDDE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDDE4?

#DCDDE4 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 221, 228). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDDE4?

#DCDDE4 is RGB 220, 221, 228 — HSL 233°, 13%, 88% — CMYK 4%, 3%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #DCDDE4?

Its complement is #E4E3DC; analogous partners are #DCE1E4 and #DFDCE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDDE4 for text?

Black text on #DCDDE4 has a contrast ratio of 15.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.