Palettes / Colors / #DCDFEA

#DCDFEA — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#DCDFEA 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 #EAE7DC; it also sits naturally between #DCE6EA and #E0DCEA. 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 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDFEA

.text { color: #DCDFEA; }
.background { background-color: #DCDFEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDFEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 223, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 25%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDFEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 223, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDFEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 223, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDFEA

Tints of #DCDFEA

Tones of #DCDFEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE7DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDFEA: #000000.

How #DCDFEA 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 #DCDFEA 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

← #DCDFE9  ·  #DCDFEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDFEA?

#DCDFEA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 223, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDFEA?

#DCDFEA is RGB 220, 223, 234 — HSL 227°, 25%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 5%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DCDFEA?

Its complement is #EAE7DC; analogous partners are #DCE6EA and #E0DCEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDFEA for text?

Black text on #DCDFEA has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.