Palettes / Colors / #DCDDEF

#DCDDEF — Pale Muted Blue

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

#DCDDEF 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 #EFEEDC; it also sits naturally between #DCE6EF and #E5DCEF. 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 94%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDDEF

.text { color: #DCDDEF; }
.background { background-color: #DCDDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 221, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 221, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 221, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDDEF

Tints of #DCDDEF

Tones of #DCDDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEEDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDDEF: #000000.

How #DCDDEF 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 #DCDDEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCDDEE  ·  #DCDDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDDEF?

#DCDDEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 221, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDDEF?

#DCDDEF is RGB 220, 221, 239 — HSL 237°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCDDEF?

Its complement is #EFEEDC; analogous partners are #DCE6EF and #E5DCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDDEF for text?

Black text on #DCDDEF has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.