Palettes / Colors / #CBCBEF

#CBCBEF — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CBCBEF 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 #EFEFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCDEEF and #DECCEF. 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 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCBEF

.text { color: #CBCBEF; }
.background { background-color: #CBCBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 203, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 203, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 203, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCBEF: #000000.

How #CBCBEF 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 #CBCBEF 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

← #CBCBEE  ·  #CBCBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCBEF?

#CBCBEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 203, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCBEF?

#CBCBEF is RGB 203, 203, 239 — HSL 240°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 15%, 15%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CBCBEF?

Its complement is #EFEFCC; analogous partners are #CCDEEF and #DECCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCBEF for text?

Black text on #CBCBEF has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.