Palettes / Colors / #DFE2ED

#DFE2ED — Pale Dusty Blue

#DFE2ED is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#DFE2ED 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 #EDEADE; it also sits naturally between #DEE9ED and #E2DEED. 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 93%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #DFE2ED

.text { color: #DFE2ED; }
.background { background-color: #DFE2ED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #DFE2ED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(223, 226, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 28%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #DFE2ED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(223, 226, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #DFE2ED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(223, 226, 237, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#DFE2ED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#DFE2ED">Div content here</div>

Shades of #DFE2ED

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Tones of #DFE2ED

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EDEADE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #DFE2ED: #000000.

How #DFE2ED 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 #DFE2ED 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #DFE2ED?

#DFE2ED is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 223, 226, 237). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #DFE2ED?

#DFE2ED is RGB 223, 226, 237 — HSL 227°, 28%, 90% — CMYK 6%, 5%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #DFE2ED?

Its complement is #EDEADE; analogous partners are #DEE9ED and #E2DEED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #DFE2ED for text?

Black text on #DFE2ED has a contrast ratio of 16.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.29:1.