Palettes / Colors / #CBDDEA

#CBDDEA — Pale Muted Blue

#CBDDEA 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 #CBDDEA 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.

#CBDDEA 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 #EAD9CC; it also sits naturally between #CCEAE8 and #CCCFEA. 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 87% · Blue 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBDDEA

.text { color: #CBDDEA; }
.background { background-color: #CBDDEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBDDEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 221, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 42%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBDDEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 221, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBDDEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 221, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBDDEA

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Tones of #CBDDEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAD9CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBDDEA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBDDEA

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 #CBDDEA 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 #CBDDEA 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

← #CBDDE9  ·  #CBDDEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBDDEA?

#CBDDEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 221, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBDDEA?

#CBDDEA is RGB 203, 221, 234 — HSL 205°, 42%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 6%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CBDDEA?

Its complement is #EAD9CC; analogous partners are #CCEAE8 and #CCCFEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBDDEA for text?

Black text on #CBDDEA has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.39:1.