Palettes / Colors / #CBCFDC

#CBCFDC — Pale Dusty Blue

#CBCFDC 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 #CBCFDC 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.

#CBCFDC 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 #DCD8CB; it also sits naturally between #CBD8DC and #D0CBDC. 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 86%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 14%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCFDC

.text { color: #CBCFDC; }
.background { background-color: #CBCFDC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCFDC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 207, 220); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 20%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCFDC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 207, 220, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCFDC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 207, 220, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DCD8CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCFDC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCFDC

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 #CBCFDC 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 #CBCFDC 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

← #CBCFDB  ·  #CBCFDD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCFDC?

#CBCFDC is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 207, 220). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCFDC?

#CBCFDC is RGB 203, 207, 220 — HSL 226°, 20%, 83% — CMYK 8%, 6%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CBCFDC?

Its complement is #DCD8CB; analogous partners are #CBD8DC and #D0CBDC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCFDC for text?

Black text on #CBCFDC has a contrast ratio of 13.50:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.