Palettes / Colors / #C7CFDC

#C7CFDC — Pale Dusty Blue

#C7CFDC is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#C7CFDC 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 #DCD4C7; it also sits naturally between #C7D9DC and #C9C7DC. 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 78% · Green 81% · Blue 86%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C7CFDC

.text { color: #C7CFDC; }
.background { background-color: #C7CFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C7CFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 207, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 23%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C7CFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 207, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C7CFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 207, 220, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C7CFDC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C7CFDC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCD4C7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C7CFDC: #000000.

How #C7CFDC 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 #C7CFDC 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 #C7CFDC?

#C7CFDC is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 199, 207, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C7CFDC?

#C7CFDC is RGB 199, 207, 220 — HSL 217°, 23%, 82% — CMYK 10%, 6%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #C7CFDC?

Its complement is #DCD4C7; analogous partners are #C7D9DC and #C9C7DC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C7CFDC for text?

Black text on #C7CFDC has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.