Palettes / Colors / #DDE0EA

#DDE0EA — Pale Dusty Blue

#DDE0EA 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 #DDE0EA 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.

#DDE0EA 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 #EAE7DC; it also sits naturally between #DCE6EA and #E0DCEA. 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 88% · Blue 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DDE0EA

.text { color: #DDE0EA; }
.background { background-color: #DDE0EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DDE0EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(221, 224, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 24%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DDE0EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(221, 224, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DDE0EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(221, 224, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DDE0EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DDE0EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAE7DC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DDE0EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DDE0EA

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 #DDE0EA 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 #DDE0EA 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

← #DDE0E9  ·  #DDE0EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DDE0EA?

#DDE0EA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 221, 224, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DDE0EA?

#DDE0EA is RGB 221, 224, 234 — HSL 226°, 24%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 4%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DDE0EA?

Its complement is #EAE7DC; analogous partners are #DCE6EA and #E0DCEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DDE0EA for text?

Black text on #DDE0EA has a contrast ratio of 15.92:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.