Palettes / Colors / #DDDDEA

#DDDDEA — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#DDDDEA 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 #EAEADC; it also sits naturally between #DCE3EA and #E3DCEA. 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 87% · 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 #DDDDEA

.text { color: #DDDDEA; }
.background { background-color: #DDDDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 221, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 24%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 221, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 221, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDDDEA

Tints of #DDDDEA

Tones of #DDDDEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEADC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDDEA: #000000.

How #DDDDEA 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 #DDDDEA 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

← #DDDDE9  ·  #DDDDEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDDEA?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDDEA?

#DDDDEA is RGB 221, 221, 234 — HSL 240°, 24%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DDDDEA?

Its complement is #EAEADC; analogous partners are #DCE3EA and #E3DCEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDDEA for text?

Black text on #DDDDEA has a contrast ratio of 15.61:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.