Palettes / Colors / #CBDCEB

#CBDCEB — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CBDCEB 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 #EBDACC; it also sits naturally between #CCEBEA and #CCCDEB. 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 92%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDCEB

.text { color: #CBDCEB; }
.background { background-color: #CBDCEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDCEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 220, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(208, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDCEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 220, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDCEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 220, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBDCEB

Tints of #CBDCEB

Tones of #CBDCEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBDACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDCEB: #000000.

How #CBDCEB 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 #CBDCEB

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBDCEA  ·  #CBDCEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDCEB?

#CBDCEB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 220, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDCEB?

#CBDCEB is RGB 203, 220, 235 — HSL 208°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 14%, 6%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CBDCEB?

Its complement is #EBDACC; analogous partners are #CCEBEA and #CCCDEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDCEB for text?

Black text on #CBDCEB has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.