Palettes / Colors / #CBC4EB

#CBC4EB — Pale Muted Blue

#CBC4EB is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #CBC4EB 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.

#CBC4EB 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 #E5EBC6; it also sits naturally between #C6D2EB and #E0C6EB. 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 80% · Green 77% · Blue 92%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBC4EB

.text { color: #CBC4EB; }
.background { background-color: #CBC4EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC4EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 196, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 49%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC4EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 196, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC4EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 196, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC4EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC4EB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5EBC6:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC4EB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBC4EB

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 #CBC4EB 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 #CBC4EB 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 #CBC4EB?

#CBC4EB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 196, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC4EB?

#CBC4EB is RGB 203, 196, 235 — HSL 251°, 49%, 85% — CMYK 14%, 17%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CBC4EB?

Its complement is #E5EBC6; analogous partners are #C6D2EB and #E0C6EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC4EB for text?

Black text on #CBC4EB has a contrast ratio of 12.63:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.