Palettes / Colors / #C7DFEF

#C7DFEF — Pale Blue

#C7DFEF is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#C7DFEF 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 #EFD7C7; it also sits naturally between #C7EFEB and #C7CBEF. 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 87% · Blue 94%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C7DFEF

.text { color: #C7DFEF; }
.background { background-color: #C7DFEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C7DFEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(199, 223, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 56%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C7DFEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(199, 223, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C7DFEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(199, 223, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C7DFEF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C7DFEF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFD7C7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C7DFEF: #000000.

How #C7DFEF 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 #C7DFEF 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

← #C7DFEE  ·  #C7DFF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C7DFEF?

#C7DFEF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 199, 223, 239). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C7DFEF?

#C7DFEF is RGB 199, 223, 239 — HSL 204°, 56%, 86% — CMYK 17%, 7%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #C7DFEF?

Its complement is #EFD7C7; analogous partners are #C7EFEB and #C7CBEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C7DFEF for text?

Black text on #C7DFEF has a contrast ratio of 15.23:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.