Palettes / Colors / #C8D6EF

#C8D6EF — Pale Blue

#C8D6EF is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#C8D6EF 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 #EFE1C8; it also sits naturally between #C8EAEF and #CDC8EF. 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 84% · Blue 94%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8D6EF

.text { color: #C8D6EF; }
.background { background-color: #C8D6EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8D6EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 214, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(218, 55%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8D6EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 214, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8D6EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 214, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8D6EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8D6EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFE1C8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8D6EF: #000000.

How #C8D6EF 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 #C8D6EF 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

← #C8D6EE  ·  #C8D6F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8D6EF?

#C8D6EF is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 200, 214, 239). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8D6EF?

#C8D6EF is RGB 200, 214, 239 — HSL 218°, 55%, 86% — CMYK 16%, 10%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #C8D6EF?

Its complement is #EFE1C8; analogous partners are #C8EAEF and #CDC8EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8D6EF for text?

Black text on #C8D6EF has a contrast ratio of 14.32:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.47:1.