Palettes / Colors / #DCEAEF

#DCEAEF — Pale Muted Blue

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

#DCEAEF 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 #EFE1DC; it also sits naturally between #DCEFEB and #DCE0EF. 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 92% · Blue 94%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 2% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

Previews

CSS code for #DCEAEF

.text { color: #DCEAEF; }
.background { background-color: #DCEAEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DCEAEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(220, 234, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(196, 37%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DCEAEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(220, 234, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DCEAEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(220, 234, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DCEAEF

Tints of #DCEAEF

Tones of #DCEAEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFE1DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DCEAEF: #000000.

How #DCEAEF 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 #DCEAEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DCEAEE  ·  #DCEAF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DCEAEF?

#DCEAEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 220, 234, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DCEAEF?

#DCEAEF is RGB 220, 234, 239 — HSL 196°, 37%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 2%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DCEAEF?

Its complement is #EFE1DC; analogous partners are #DCEFEB and #DCE0EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DCEAEF for text?

Black text on #DCEAEF has a contrast ratio of 17.06:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.