Palettes / Colors / #CBD4E7

#CBD4E7 — Pale Muted Blue

#CBD4E7 is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #CBD4E7 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.

#CBD4E7 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 #E7DECB; it also sits naturally between #CBE2E7 and #D0CBE7. 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 83% · Blue 91%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBD4E7

.text { color: #CBD4E7; }
.background { background-color: #CBD4E7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBD4E7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 212, 231); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 37%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBD4E7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 212, 231, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBD4E7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 212, 231, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBD4E7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBD4E7">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E7DECB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBD4E7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBD4E7

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 #CBD4E7 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 #CBD4E7 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

← #CBD4E6  ·  #CBD4E8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBD4E7?

#CBD4E7 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 212, 231). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBD4E7?

#CBD4E7 is RGB 203, 212, 231 — HSL 221°, 37%, 85% — CMYK 12%, 8%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #CBD4E7?

Its complement is #E7DECB; analogous partners are #CBE2E7 and #D0CBE7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBD4E7 for text?

Black text on #CBD4E7 has a contrast ratio of 14.11:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.