Light gray
#DBDDEF
#DBDDEF is a light gray with almost no color, at step 200 of its 50–950 scale. Dark text on it has a contrast of 14.0:1. On white it reaches only 1.3:1, so use a darker shade for text.
#DBDDEF shades and tints
Eleven steps from 50 to 950 with #DBDDEF kept exactly at step 200. Lightness steps are even to the eye, and intensity tapers toward the lightest and darkest steps.
- 50 F5F6FF
- 100 E9EAF8
- 200 DBDDEF
- 300 BCBECE
- 400 A0A2B2
- 500 858697
- 600 6A6C7C
- 700 535462
- 800 3D3F4B
- 900 292A35
- 950 171820
Tailwind CSS v4 theme
@theme { --color-gray-50: #f5f6ff; --color-gray-100: #e9eaf8; --color-gray-200: #dbddef; --color-gray-300: #bcbece; --color-gray-400: #a0a2b2; --color-gray-500: #858697; --color-gray-600: #6a6c7c; --color-gray-700: #535462; --color-gray-800: #3d3f4b; --color-gray-900: #292a35; --color-gray-950: #171820;}Is #DBDDEF readable?
Contrast for text on #DBDDEF and for #DBDDEF used as text. WCAG 2.2 asks for 4.5:1 for body text and 3:1 for large text; APCA Lc rates how comfortable the text is to read.
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
White text on it
Fail · 1.3APCA Lc 19 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
Dark text on it
AAA · 14.0APCA Lc 86 · Body text
- AaThe quick brown foxClosest readable: #747585 · 4.5:1 Check in contrast tool
As text on white
Fail · 1.3APCA Lc 17 · Dividers and decoration only
- AaThe quick brown foxCheck in contrast tool
As text on a dark background
AAA · 14.0APCA Lc 86 · Body text
Color palettes with #DBDDEF
Six palettes built around #DBDDEF, each starting from the exact color. Open one in the palette tool to adjust it or get more options.
- Analogous#DBDDEF · #9070B4 · #54B6FF · #FFC2DF · #20202A
- Complementary#DBDDEF · #C9B04D · #D0AF00 · #E8E8FF · #1E2029
- Split complementary#DBDDEF · #E6A228 · #95C264 · #DBDFFF · #1F222F
- Triadic#DBDDEF · #C4816A · #00BB6D · #E8E8FF · #23242C
- Tetradic#DBDDEF · #C15A79 · #D0AF00 · #85E8E8 · #26282E
- Monochromatic#DBDDEF · #7D76D4 · #ABA6FF · #DAE1FF · #272A35
#DBDDEF as a brand color
What a UI color system built from #DBDDEF looks like: brand, neutral and status scales, with light and dark tokens that pass WCAG.
Brand
- Brand 50, #F5F6FF
- Brand 100, #E9EAF8
- Brand 200, #DBDDEF
- Brand 300, #BCBECE
- Brand 400, #A0A2B2
- Brand 500, #858697
- Brand 600, #6A6C7C
- Brand 700, #535462
- Brand 800, #3D3F4B
- Brand 900, #292A35
- Brand 950, #171820
Neutral
- Neutral 50, #FAFAFB
- Neutral 100, #F4F4F6
- Neutral 200, #E4E5E8
- Neutral 300, #D3D4D9
- Neutral 400, #9FA0A8
- Neutral 500, #72737B
- Neutral 600, #53535C
- Neutral 700, #3F4047
- Neutral 800, #27272E
- Neutral 900, #17171D
- Neutral 950, #090A0F
Success
- Success 50, #E5FFE9
- Success 100, #BEFECA
- Success 200, #A7EDB5
- Success 300, #87D597
- Success 400, #65B979
- Success 500, #51A867
- Success 600, #278143
- Success 700, #06672E
- Success 800, #004E20
- Success 900, #003614
- Success 950, #001F09
Warning
- Warning 50, #FFF5E9
- Warning 100, #FFE7CA
- Warning 200, #FFD096
- Warning 300, #EFAE58
- Warning 400, #D29541
- Warning 500, #B67917
- Warning 600, #956000
- Warning 700, #764B00
- Warning 800, #593800
- Warning 900, #3E2500
- Warning 950, #251400
Danger
- Danger 50, #FFF4F2
- Danger 100, #FFE4E0
- Danger 200, #FFCBC4
- Danger 300, #FFA398
- Danger 400, #F7766B
- Danger 500, #D4534A
- Danger 600, #B93B35
- Danger 700, #9A211F
- Danger 800, #7B070C
- Danger 900, #580004
- Danger 950, #360002
Info
- Info 50, #F0F8FF
- Info 100, #DBEEFF
- Info 200, #B9DEFF
- Info 300, #84C7FF
- Info 400, #5FAAE7
- Info 500, #3E8CC9
- Info 600, #2173AD
- Info 700, #00598F
- Info 800, #00436D
- Info 900, #002E4D
- Info 950, #001A2F
- Primary buttons use Brand 200 with neutral 950 text, at 14.7:1.
- In dark mode primary stays Brand 200: it already reads on the dark background at 14.7:1.
- Neutrals carry a hint of its hue, so grays, borders and surfaces feel related to the brand.
- Success, warning, danger and info lean toward its hue and stay easy to tell apart.
Colors related to #DBDDEF
Lighter and darker versions of #DBDDEF.