Palettes / Colors / #CBCED7

#CBCED7 — Pale Dusty Blue

#CBCED7 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 #CBCED7 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.

#CBCED7 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 #D7D4CB; it also sits naturally between #CBD4D7 and #CECBD7. 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 81% · Blue 84%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 16%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCED7

.text { color: #CBCED7; }
.background { background-color: #CBCED7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCED7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 206, 215); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(225, 13%, 82%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCED7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 206, 215, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCED7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 206, 215, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCED7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCED7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D7D4CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCED7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCED7

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 #CBCED7 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 #CBCED7 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

← #CBCED6  ·  #CBCED8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCED7?

#CBCED7 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 206, 215). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCED7?

#CBCED7 is RGB 203, 206, 215 — HSL 225°, 13%, 82% — CMYK 6%, 4%, 0%, 16%.

What colors go with #CBCED7?

Its complement is #D7D4CB; analogous partners are #CBD4D7 and #CECBD7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCED7 for text?

Black text on #CBCED7 has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.