Palettes / Colors / #CBCFE3

#CBCFE3 — Pale Dusty Blue

#CBCFE3 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CBCFE3 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.

#CBCFE3 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 #E2DECA; it also sits naturally between #CADAE2 and #D2CAE2. 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 89%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCFE3

.text { color: #CBCFE3; }
.background { background-color: #CBCFE3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCFE3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 207, 227); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(230, 30%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCFE3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 207, 227, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCFE3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 207, 227, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBCFE3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCFE3">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2DECA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCFE3: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCFE3

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 #CBCFE3 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 #CBCFE3 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

← #CBCFE2  ·  #CBCFE4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCFE3?

#CBCFE3 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 207, 227). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCFE3?

#CBCFE3 is RGB 203, 207, 227 — HSL 230°, 30%, 84% — CMYK 11%, 9%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CBCFE3?

Its complement is #E2DECA; analogous partners are #CADAE2 and #D2CAE2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCFE3 for text?

Black text on #CBCFE3 has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.