Palettes / Colors / #C2C2EE

#C2C2EE — Pale Blue

#C2C2EE is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#C2C2EE 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 #EEEEC3; it also sits naturally between #C3D9EE and #D9C3EE. 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 76% · Green 76% · Blue 93%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C2C2EE

.text { color: #C2C2EE; }
.background { background-color: #C2C2EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2C2EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 194, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 56%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2C2EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 194, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2C2EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 194, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2C2EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2C2EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEEC3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C2C2EE: #000000.

How #C2C2EE 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 #C2C2EE 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

← #C2C2ED  ·  #C2C2EF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2C2EE?

#C2C2EE is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 194, 194, 238). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2C2EE?

#C2C2EE is RGB 194, 194, 238 — HSL 240°, 56%, 85% — CMYK 18%, 18%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #C2C2EE?

Its complement is #EEEEC3; analogous partners are #C3D9EE and #D9C3EE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2C2EE for text?

Black text on #C2C2EE has a contrast ratio of 12.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.71:1.