Palettes / Colors / #CBCBD8

#CBCBD8 — Pale Dusty Blue

#CBCBD8 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CBCBD8 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 #D8D8CB; it also sits naturally between #CBD1D8 and #D1CBD8. 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 80% · Blue 85%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCBD8

.text { color: #CBCBD8; }
.background { background-color: #CBCBD8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCBD8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 203, 216); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 14%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCBD8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 203, 216, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCBD8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 203, 216, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCBD8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCBD8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8D8CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCBD8: #000000.

How #CBCBD8 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 #CBCBD8 or a close neighbour

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 #CBCBD8?

#CBCBD8 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 203, 216). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCBD8?

#CBCBD8 is RGB 203, 203, 216 — HSL 240°, 14%, 82% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CBCBD8?

Its complement is #D8D8CB; analogous partners are #CBD1D8 and #D1CBD8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCBD8 for text?

Black text on #CBCBD8 has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.