Palettes / Colors / #DEE2F2

#DEE2F2 — Pale Muted Blue

#DEE2F2 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DEE2F2 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 #F2EEDE; it also sits naturally between #DEECF2 and #E4DEF2. 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 89% · Blue 95%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

Previews

CSS code for #DEE2F2

.text { color: #DEE2F2; }
.background { background-color: #DEE2F2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE2F2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 226, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 43%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE2F2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 226, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE2F2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 226, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DEE2F2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE2F2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DEE2F2

Tints of #DEE2F2

Tones of #DEE2F2

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F2EEDE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DEE2F2: #000000.

How #DEE2F2 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 #DEE2F2 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

← #DEE2F1  ·  #DEE2F3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DEE2F2?

#DEE2F2 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 226, 242). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE2F2?

#DEE2F2 is RGB 222, 226, 242 — HSL 228°, 43%, 91% — CMYK 8%, 7%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #DEE2F2?

Its complement is #F2EEDE; analogous partners are #DEECF2 and #E4DEF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DEE2F2 for text?

Black text on #DEE2F2 has a contrast ratio of 16.27:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.