#DCE2EA

Accessibility

AAA

16.11:1

Vs white / black

1.3:1 · 16.11:1

Sources

Library color

Codes

Formats

HEX

#dce2ea

RGB

rgb(220, 226, 234)

RGBA

rgba(220, 226, 234, 1)

HSL

hsl(214, 25%, 89%)

HSLA

hsla(214, 25%, 89%, 1)

HSV

hsv(214, 6%, 92%)

LAB

lab(89.65% -0.52 -4.59)

LCH

lch(89.65% 4.62 263.54)

OKLAB

oklab(0.9105 -0.0032 -0.0123)

OKLCH

oklch(0.9105 0.0127 255.42)

XYZ

xyz(71.56, 75.55, 88.64)

CMYK

cmyk(6%, 3%, 0%, 8%)

CSS

color: #dce2ea;

CSS variable

--color-dce2ea: #dce2ea;

SCSS

$color-dce2ea: #dce2ea;

JavaScript

const color = "#dce2ea";

TypeScript

const color: string = "#dce2ea";

React

style={{ backgroundColor: "#dce2ea" }}

JSON

{ "hex": "#dce2ea", "rgb": { "r": 220, "g": 226, "b": 234 }, "oklch": "oklch(0.9105 0.0127 255.42)" }

Export

Developer code

css

:root {
  --#dce2ea-1: #dce2ea;
}

Design systems

Nearest official tokens

An arbitrary HEX is not an official Tailwind, Material, or Bootstrap color. Distance is CIEDE2000.

Nearest Tailwind color

slate-200

Similar · ΔE 1.31 · #E2E8F0

Nearest CSS named color

Gainsboro

Noticeably different · ΔE 4.38 · #DCDCDC

Nearest Material color

indigo-50

Noticeably different · ΔE 3.68 · #E8EAF6

Nearest Bootstrap color

light

Very different · ΔE 6.15 · #F8F9FA

OKLCH

Perceptual 50–950 scale

Generated in OKLCH from this hex. Not an official Tailwind scale unless the hex itself is a Tailwind token.

50ecf6ff 100dfe9f5 200ccd5e2 300b5bfcb 40099a2ae 5007e8792 60069717c 700525a65 8003d444e 900283039 950141b24

Palette

Tints & shades

Full scale from light tints through the base color into deep shades

fcfdfd f9fafc f6f8fa f3f5f8 f0f3f6 eef1f5 ebeef3 e8ecf1 e5e9ef e2e7ee dfe4ec dce2ea cacfd7 b7bcc3 a5aab0 93979c 808488 6e7175 5c5e61 494b4e 37393b 252627 121314

Palette

Tints

Mixed toward white — soft backgrounds and highlights

fcfdfd f9fafc f6f8fa f3f5f8 f0f3f6 eef1f5 ebeef3 e8ecf1 e5e9ef e2e7ee dfe4ec

Palette

Shades

Mixed toward black — depth, text, and emphasis

cacfd7 b7bcc3 a5aab0 93979c 808488 6e7175 5c5e61 494b4e 37393b 252627 121314

Palette

Tones

Mixed toward neutral grey — muted UI surfaces

d4dae1 cdd2d8 c5cad0 bdc1c7 b6b9be aeb1b5 a6a9ac 9fa1a3 97999b 8f9092 888889

Harmony

Complementary

Opposite on the color wheel for contrast

#DCE2EAStop 1 #EAE4DCStop 2

Harmony

Analogous

Neighbors that sit comfortably together

#DCE9EAStop 1 #DCE2EAStop 2 #DDDCEAStop 3

Harmony

Triadic

Evenly spaced triad for vibrant sets

#DCE2EAStop 1 #EADCE2Stop 2 #E2EADCStop 3

Harmony

Split complementary

Base plus two accents beside the complement

#DCE2EAStop 1 #EADDDCStop 2 #E9EADCStop 3

Harmony

Monochromatic

Same hue, varied lightness and saturation

#263140Stop 1 #435670Stop 2 #607B9FStop 3 #8FA3BCStop 4 #BFCAD9Stop 5

Using this color

Where #dce2ea works

#DCE2EA (#dce2ea) sits in the blue family at about 214° hue, 25% saturation, and 89% lightness. Contrast is 1.3:1 on white and 16.11:1 on black, so near-black labels read more clearly on the swatch itself. Nearest Tailwind token: slate-200 (approximation unless the hex is an official scale stop).

Sensible jobs for this swatch

page or card backgrounds
text or icons on charcoal / dark mode

Do not use #dce2ea as small body text on white — 1.3:1 misses WCAG AA (4.5:1). Pair it with a darker shade from the scale below, or check pairs in the contrast checker.

Family context: Trust, calm, and professionalism. The most used color in SaaS, finance, and healthcare. Common uses still include buttons, charts, and accents in the Blue range — always verify the pair for this exact hex in the contrast checker.

Similar & related colors

Nearby colors from the library by perceptual distance

Tailwind slate 200#E2E8F0 Tailwind gray 200#E5E7EB City Lights#DFE6E9 Tailwind gray 300#D1D5DB Tailwind zinc 200#E4E4E7 Material Indigo 50#E8EAF6 Tailwind slate 300#CBD5E1 Material Blue Grey 100#CFD8DC Material Blue Grey 50#ECEFF1 Tailwind zinc 300#D4D4D8 Material Grey 300#E0E0E0 Tailwind blue 50#EFF6FF