Palettes / Colors / #DEE5EC
#DEE5EC — Pale Dusty Blue
#DEE5EC is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #DEE5EC 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.
#DEE5EC 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 #ECE6DF; it also sits naturally between #DFECEC and #DFDFEC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #DEE5EC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 222, 229, 236 |
| HSL | 210°, 27%, 90% |
| HSV | 210°, 6%, 93% |
| CMYK | 6%, 3%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 73.28, 77.62, 90.48 |
| Yxy | 77.62, 0.3036, 0.3216 |
| CIE-Lab | 90.61, -1.03, -4.22 |
| Hunter Lab | 88.10, -1.02, -4.16 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 87% · Green 90% · Blue 93%
Cyan 6% · Magenta 3% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #DEE5EC
.text { color: #DEE5EC; }
.background { background-color: #DEE5EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DEE5EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(222, 229, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 27%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DEE5EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(222, 229, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DEE5EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(222, 229, 236, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#DEE5EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DEE5EC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #ECE6DF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.27:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 16.52:1 AAA |
Best text color on #DEE5EC: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DEE5EC
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #DEE5EC: ·
How #DEE5EC 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 #DEE5EC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #DEE5EC?
#DEE5EC is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 222, 229, 236). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #DEE5EC?
#DEE5EC is RGB 222, 229, 236 — HSL 210°, 27%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 3%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #DEE5EC?
Its complement is #ECE6DF; analogous partners are #DFECEC and #DFDFEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #DEE5EC for text?
Black text on #DEE5EC has a contrast ratio of 16.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.27:1.