Palettes / Colors / #DDDDEC

#DDDDEC — Pale Dusty Blue

#DDDDEC 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 #DDDDEC 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.

#DDDDEC 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 #EDEDDE; it also sits naturally between #DEE6ED and #E6DEED. 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 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDDEC

.text { color: #DDDDEC; }
.background { background-color: #DDDDEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDDEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 221, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 28%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDDEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 221, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDDEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 221, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DDDDEC

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Tones of #DDDDEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEDDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDDEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDDEC

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 #DDDDEC 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 #DDDDEC 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

← #DDDDEB  ·  #DDDDED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDDEC?

#DDDDEC is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 221, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDDEC?

#DDDDEC is RGB 221, 221, 236 — HSL 240°, 28%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DDDDEC?

Its complement is #EDEDDE; analogous partners are #DEE6ED and #E6DEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDDEC for text?

Black text on #DDDDEC has a contrast ratio of 15.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.