Palettes / Colors / #CBCBE6

#CBCBE6 — Pale Muted Blue

#CBCBE6 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CBCBE6 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 #E6E6CB; it also sits naturally between #CBD9E6 and #D9CBE6. 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 90%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCBE6

.text { color: #CBCBE6; }
.background { background-color: #CBCBE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCBE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 203, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 35%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCBE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 203, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCBE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 203, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCBE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCBE6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6E6CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCBE6: #000000.

How #CBCBE6 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 #CBCBE6 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

← #CBCBE5  ·  #CBCBE7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCBE6?

#CBCBE6 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 203, 230). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCBE6?

#CBCBE6 is RGB 203, 203, 230 — HSL 240°, 35%, 85% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #CBCBE6?

Its complement is #E6E6CB; analogous partners are #CBD9E6 and #D9CBE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCBE6 for text?

Black text on #CBCBE6 has a contrast ratio of 13.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.59:1.