Palettes / Colors / #DEDBEB

#DEDBEB — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#DEDBEB 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 #E8EBDB; it also sits naturally between #DBE0EB and #E6DBEB. 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 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDBEB

.text { color: #DEDBEB; }
.background { background-color: #DEDBEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDBEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 219, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 29%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDBEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 219, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDBEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 219, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDBEB

Tints of #DEDBEB

Tones of #DEDBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8EBDB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDBEB: #000000.

How #DEDBEB 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 #DEDBEB 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

← #DEDBEA  ·  #DEDBEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDBEB?

#DEDBEB is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 219, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDBEB?

#DEDBEB is RGB 222, 219, 235 — HSL 251°, 29%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 7%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DEDBEB?

Its complement is #E8EBDB; analogous partners are #DBE0EB and #E6DBEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDBEB for text?

Black text on #DEDBEB has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.