Palettes / Colors / #C8CCDA

#C8CCDA — Pale Dusty Blue

#C8CCDA is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #C8CCDA when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#C8CCDA 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 #DAD6C8; it also sits naturally between #C8D5DA and #CDC8DA. 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 80% · Blue 85%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8CCDA

.text { color: #C8CCDA; }
.background { background-color: #C8CCDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8CCDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 204, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(227, 20%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8CCDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 204, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8CCDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 204, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8CCDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8CCDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAD6C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8CCDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8CCDA

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #C8CCDA 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 #C8CCDA 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 #C8CCDA?

#C8CCDA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 200, 204, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8CCDA?

#C8CCDA is RGB 200, 204, 218 — HSL 227°, 20%, 82% — CMYK 8%, 6%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #C8CCDA?

Its complement is #DAD6C8; analogous partners are #C8D5DA and #CDC8DA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8CCDA for text?

Black text on #C8CCDA has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.