Palettes / Colors / #DDDDEF

#DDDDEF — Pale Muted Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DDDDEF 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.

#DDDDEF 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 #EFEFDC; it also sits naturally between #DCE6EF and #E6DCEF. 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 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDDDEF

.text { color: #DDDDEF; }
.background { background-color: #DDDDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDDDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 221, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 36%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDDDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 221, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDDDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 221, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEFDC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDDDEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDDDEF

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 #DDDDEF 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 #DDDDEF 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

← #DDDDEE  ·  #DDDDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDDDEF?

#DDDDEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 221, 239). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDDDEF?

#DDDDEF is RGB 221, 221, 239 — HSL 240°, 36%, 90% — CMYK 8%, 8%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #DDDDEF?

Its complement is #EFEFDC; analogous partners are #DCE6EF and #E6DCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDDDEF for text?

Black text on #DDDDEF has a contrast ratio of 15.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.