Palettes / Colors / #DCE2EF

#DCE2EF — Pale Muted Blue

#DCE2EF is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DCE2EF 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 #EFE9DC; it also sits naturally between #DCEBEF and #E0DCEF. 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 89% · Blue 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCE2EF

.text { color: #DCE2EF; }
.background { background-color: #DCE2EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCE2EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 226, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCE2EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 226, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCE2EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 226, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCE2EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCE2EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFE9DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCE2EF: #000000.

How #DCE2EF 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 #DCE2EF 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

← #DCE2EE  ·  #DCE2F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCE2EF?

#DCE2EF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 226, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCE2EF?

#DCE2EF is RGB 220, 226, 239 — HSL 221°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 5%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCE2EF?

Its complement is #EFE9DC; analogous partners are #DCEBEF and #E0DCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCE2EF for text?

Black text on #DCE2EF has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.30:1.