Palettes / Colors / #C0D8E2

#C0D8E2 — Pale Muted Blue

#C0D8E2 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#C0D8E2 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 #E2CAC0; it also sits naturally between #C0E2DB and #C0C7E2. 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 75% · Green 85% · Blue 89%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

Previews

CSS code for #C0D8E2

.text { color: #C0D8E2; }
.background { background-color: #C0D8E2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C0D8E2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(192, 216, 226); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 37%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C0D8E2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(192, 216, 226, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C0D8E2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(192, 216, 226, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C0D8E2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C0D8E2">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2CAC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C0D8E2: #000000.

How #C0D8E2 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 #C0D8E2 or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C0D8E1  ·  #C0D8E3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C0D8E2?

#C0D8E2 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 192, 216, 226). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C0D8E2?

#C0D8E2 is RGB 192, 216, 226 — HSL 198°, 37%, 82% — CMYK 15%, 4%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #C0D8E2?

Its complement is #E2CAC0; analogous partners are #C0E2DB and #C0C7E2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C0D8E2 for text?

Black text on #C0D8E2 has a contrast ratio of 14.16:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.