Palettes / Colors / #DFDCED

#DFDCED — Pale Muted Blue

#DFDCED is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #DFDCED 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.

#DFDCED 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 #EBEEDD; it also sits naturally between #DDE3EE and #E8DDEE. 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 #DFDCED

.text { color: #DFDCED; }
.background { background-color: #DFDCED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFDCED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 220, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 32%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFDCED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 220, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFDCED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 220, 237, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #DFDCED

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEEDD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFDCED: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #DFDCED

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 #DFDCED 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 #DFDCED 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

← #DFDCEC  ·  #DFDCEE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFDCED?

#DFDCED is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 220, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFDCED?

#DFDCED is RGB 223, 220, 237 — HSL 251°, 32%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFDCED?

Its complement is #EBEEDD; analogous partners are #DDE3EE and #E8DDEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFDCED for text?

Black text on #DFDCED has a contrast ratio of 15.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.