Palettes / Colors / #CCCBDB

#CCCBDB — Pale Dusty Blue

#CCCBDB is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CCCBDB 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 #DADBCC; it also sits naturally between #CCD3DB and #D5CCDB. 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 80% · Blue 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCCBDB

.text { color: #CCCBDB; }
.background { background-color: #CCCBDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCCBDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 203, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 18%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCCBDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 203, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCCBDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 203, 219, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DADBCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCCBDB: #000000.

How #CCCBDB 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 #CCCBDB 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

← #CCCBDA  ·  #CCCBDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCCBDB?

#CCCBDB is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 203, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCCBDB?

#CCCBDB is RGB 204, 203, 219 — HSL 244°, 18%, 83% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CCCBDB?

Its complement is #DADBCC; analogous partners are #CCD3DB and #D5CCDB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCCBDB for text?

Black text on #CCCBDB has a contrast ratio of 13.13:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.