Palettes / Colors / #DCDFEE

#DCDFEE — Pale Muted Blue

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

#DCDFEE 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 #EEEBDD; it also sits naturally between #DDE8EE and #E3DDEE. 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 93%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCDFEE

.text { color: #DCDFEE; }
.background { background-color: #DCDFEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCDFEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 223, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 35%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCDFEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 223, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCDFEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 223, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCDFEE

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Tones of #DCDFEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEBDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCDFEE: #000000.

How #DCDFEE 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 #DCDFEE 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCDFEE?

#DCDFEE is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 223, 238). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCDFEE?

#DCDFEE is RGB 220, 223, 238 — HSL 230°, 35%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DCDFEE?

Its complement is #EEEBDD; analogous partners are #DDE8EE and #E3DDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCDFEE for text?

Black text on #DCDFEE has a contrast ratio of 15.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.