Palettes / Colors / #DDDAEA

#DDDAEA — Pale Dusty Blue

#DDDAEA 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 #DDDAEA 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.

#DDDAEA 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 #E8EBDB; it also sits naturally between #DBE0EB and #E6DBEB. 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 87% · Green 85% · Blue 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDAEA

.text { color: #DDDAEA; }
.background { background-color: #DDDAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 218, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 28%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 218, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 218, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8EBDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDAEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDAEA

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 #DDDAEA 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 #DDDAEA 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

← #DDDAE9  ·  #DDDAEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDAEA?

#DDDAEA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 218, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDAEA?

#DDDAEA is RGB 221, 218, 234 — HSL 251°, 28%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 7%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DDDAEA?

Its complement is #E8EBDB; analogous partners are #DBE0EB and #E6DBEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDAEA for text?

Black text on #DDDAEA has a contrast ratio of 15.29:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.