Palettes / Colors / #C8DDEB

#C8DDEB — Pale Muted Blue

#C8DDEB is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color PowderBlue (#B0E0E6). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: powderblue (#B0E0E6) — not an exact match. CSS powderblue gives you #B0E0E6, a different color; use #C8DDEB 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.

#C8DDEB 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 #EBD5C7; it also sits naturally between #C7EBE7 and #C7CAEB. 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 92%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #C8DDEB

.text { color: #C8DDEB; }
.background { background-color: #C8DDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C8DDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(200, 221, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 47%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C8DDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(200, 221, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C8DDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(200, 221, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C8DDEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C8DDEB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBD5C7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C8DDEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #C8DDEB

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 #C8DDEB 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 #C8DDEB 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

← #C8DDEA  ·  #C8DDEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C8DDEB?

#C8DDEB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 200, 221, 235). Its closest standard named color is PowderBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C8DDEB?

#C8DDEB is RGB 200, 221, 235 — HSL 204°, 47%, 85% — CMYK 15%, 6%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #C8DDEB?

Its complement is #EBD5C7; analogous partners are #C7EBE7 and #C7CAEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C8DDEB for text?

Black text on #C8DDEB has a contrast ratio of 15.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.