Palettes / Colors / #DEDFEB

#DEDFEB — Pale Dusty Blue

#DEDFEB 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 #DEDFEB 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.

#DEDFEB 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 #ECEBDF; it also sits naturally between #DFE7EC and #E4DFEC. 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 92%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DEDFEB

.text { color: #DEDFEB; }
.background { background-color: #DEDFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEDFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 223, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 25%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEDFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 223, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEDFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 223, 235, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECEBDF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEDFEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEDFEB

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 #DEDFEB 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 #DEDFEB 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

← #DEDFEA  ·  #DEDFEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEDFEB?

#DEDFEB is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 223, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEDFEB?

#DEDFEB is RGB 222, 223, 235 — HSL 235°, 25%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 5%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #DEDFEB?

Its complement is #ECEBDF; analogous partners are #DFE7EC and #E4DFEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEDFEB for text?

Black text on #DEDFEB has a contrast ratio of 15.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.