Palettes / Colors / #DDDCEA

#DDDCEA — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#DDDCEA 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 #E9EADC; it also sits naturally between #DCE2EA and #E4DCEA. 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 86% · Blue 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDCEA

.text { color: #DDDCEA; }
.background { background-color: #DDDCEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDCEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 220, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 25%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDCEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 220, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDCEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 220, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDDCEA

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Tones of #DDDCEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9EADC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDCEA: #000000.

How #DDDCEA 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 #DDDCEA 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

← #DDDCE9  ·  #DDDCEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDCEA?

#DDDCEA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 220, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDCEA?

#DDDCEA is RGB 221, 220, 234 — HSL 244°, 25%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DDDCEA?

Its complement is #E9EADC; analogous partners are #DCE2EA and #E4DCEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDCEA for text?

Black text on #DDDCEA has a contrast ratio of 15.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.