Palettes / Colors / #C9CEDE

#C9CEDE — Pale Dusty Blue

#C9CEDE is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#C9CEDE 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 #DED9C9; it also sits naturally between #C9D9DE and #CFC9DE. 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 79% · Green 81% · Blue 87%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #C9CEDE

.text { color: #C9CEDE; }
.background { background-color: #C9CEDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C9CEDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(201, 206, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 24%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C9CEDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(201, 206, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C9CEDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(201, 206, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C9CEDE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C9CEDE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DED9C9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C9CEDE: #000000.

How #C9CEDE 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 #C9CEDE 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

← #C9CEDD  ·  #C9CEDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C9CEDE?

#C9CEDE is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 201, 206, 222). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C9CEDE?

#C9CEDE is RGB 201, 206, 222 — HSL 226°, 24%, 83% — CMYK 9%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #C9CEDE?

Its complement is #DED9C9; analogous partners are #C9D9DE and #CFC9DE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C9CEDE for text?

Black text on #C9CEDE has a contrast ratio of 13.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.