Palettes / Colors / #DCE1EA

#DCE1EA — Pale Dusty Blue

#DCE1EA is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #DCE1EA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#DCE1EA 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 #EAE5DC; it also sits naturally between #DCE8EA and #DEDCEA. 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 88% · Blue 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCE1EA

.text { color: #DCE1EA; }
.background { background-color: #DCE1EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCE1EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 225, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 25%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCE1EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 225, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCE1EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 225, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCE1EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCE1EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE5DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCE1EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DCE1EA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #DCE1EA 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 #DCE1EA 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

← #DCE1E9  ·  #DCE1EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCE1EA?

#DCE1EA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 225, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCE1EA?

#DCE1EA is RGB 220, 225, 234 — HSL 219°, 25%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 4%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DCE1EA?

Its complement is #EAE5DC; analogous partners are #DCE8EA and #DEDCEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCE1EA for text?

Black text on #DCE1EA has a contrast ratio of 16.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.