Palettes / Colors / #DCE4F4

#DCE4F4 — Pale Muted Blue

#DCE4F4 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DCE4F4 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 #F4ECDC; it also sits naturally between #DCF0F4 and #E0DCF4. 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 96%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DCE4F4

.text { color: #DCE4F4; }
.background { background-color: #DCE4F4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCE4F4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 228, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 52%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCE4F4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 228, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCE4F4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 228, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DCE4F4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DCE4F4">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4ECDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCE4F4: #000000.

How #DCE4F4 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 #DCE4F4 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

← #DCE4F3  ·  #DCE4F5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCE4F4?

#DCE4F4 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 228, 244). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCE4F4?

#DCE4F4 is RGB 220, 228, 244 — HSL 220°, 52%, 91% — CMYK 10%, 7%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #DCE4F4?

Its complement is #F4ECDC; analogous partners are #DCF0F4 and #E0DCF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCE4F4 for text?

Black text on #DCE4F4 has a contrast ratio of 16.45:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.28:1.