Palettes / Colors / #DCDDE7

#DCDDE7 — Pale Dusty Blue

#DCDDE7 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#DCDDE7 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 #E6E5DB; it also sits naturally between #DBE1E6 and #DFDBE6. 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 91%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDDE7

.text { color: #DCDDE7; }
.background { background-color: #DCDDE7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDDE7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 221, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 19%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDDE7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 221, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDDE7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 221, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCDDE7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCDDE7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DCDDE7

Tints of #DCDDE7

Tones of #DCDDE7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6E5DB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDDE7: #000000.

How #DCDDE7 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 #DCDDE7 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

← #DCDDE6  ·  #DCDDE8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDDE7?

#DCDDE7 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 221, 231). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDDE7?

#DCDDE7 is RGB 220, 221, 231 — HSL 235°, 19%, 88% — CMYK 5%, 4%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #DCDDE7?

Its complement is #E6E5DB; analogous partners are #DBE1E6 and #DFDBE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDDE7 for text?

Black text on #DCDDE7 has a contrast ratio of 15.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.