Palettes / Colors / #CBDBEC

#CBDBEC — Pale Muted Blue

#CBDBEC 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 #CBDBEC 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.

#CBDBEC 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 #ECDCCB; it also sits naturally between #CBEBEC and #CBCBEC. 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 86% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDBEC

.text { color: #CBDBEC; }
.background { background-color: #CBDBEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDBEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 219, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(211, 46%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDBEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 219, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDBEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 219, 236, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECDCCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDBEC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDBEC

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 #CBDBEC 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 #CBDBEC 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

← #CBDBEB  ·  #CBDBED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDBEC?

#CBDBEC is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 219, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDBEC?

#CBDBEC is RGB 203, 219, 236 — HSL 211°, 46%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 7%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CBDBEC?

Its complement is #ECDCCB; analogous partners are #CBEBEC and #CBCBEC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDBEC for text?

Black text on #CBDBEC has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.