Palettes / Colors / #CBCBDB

#CBCBDB — Pale Dusty Blue

#CBCBDB is a blue color we call Pale Dusty 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 #CBCBDB 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.

#CBCBDB 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 #DBDBCC; it also sits naturally between #CCD4DB and #D4CCDB. 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 86%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCBDB

.text { color: #CBCBDB; }
.background { background-color: #CBCBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 203, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 18%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 203, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 203, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DBDBCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCBDB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCBDB

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 #CBCBDB 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 #CBCBDB 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

← #CBCBDA  ·  #CBCBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCBDB?

#CBCBDB is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 203, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCBDB?

#CBCBDB is RGB 203, 203, 219 — HSL 240°, 18%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CBCBDB?

Its complement is #DBDBCC; analogous partners are #CCD4DB and #D4CCDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCBDB for text?

Black text on #CBCBDB has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.