Palettes / Colors / #DEDEED

#DEDEED — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#DEDEED 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.

Copy HEX Copy RGB Copy HSL Download PNG swatch SVG

Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 87% · Green 87% · Blue 93%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDEED

.text { color: #DEDEED; }
.background { background-color: #DEDEED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDEED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 222, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 29%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDEED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 222, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDEED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 222, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DEDEED

Tints of #DEDEED

Tones of #DEDEED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEDDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDEED: #000000.

How #DEDEED 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 #DEDEED or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #DEDEEC  ·  #DEDEEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDEED?

#DEDEED is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 222, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDEED?

#DEDEED is RGB 222, 222, 237 — HSL 240°, 29%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DEDEED?

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

Can I use #DEDEED for text?

Black text on #DEDEED has a contrast ratio of 15.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.33:1.