Palettes / Colors / #DFDBEC

#DFDBEC — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#DFDBEC 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 #E8ECDA; it also sits naturally between #DADFEC and #E7DAEC. 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 93%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFDBEC

.text { color: #DFDBEC; }
.background { background-color: #DFDBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 219, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 31%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 219, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 219, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDBEC

Tints of #DFDBEC

Tones of #DFDBEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8ECDA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDBEC: #000000.

How #DFDBEC 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 #DFDBEC 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

← #DFDBEB  ·  #DFDBED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDBEC?

#DFDBEC is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 219, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDBEC?

#DFDBEC is RGB 223, 219, 236 — HSL 254°, 31%, 89% — CMYK 6%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFDBEC?

Its complement is #E8ECDA; analogous partners are #DADFEC and #E7DAEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDBEC for text?

Black text on #DFDBEC has a contrast ratio of 15.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.