Palettes / Colors / #CCD7EB

#CCD7EB — Pale Muted Blue

#CCD7EB is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CCD7EB 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 #EBE0CC; it also sits naturally between #CCE6EB and #D0CCEB. 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 84% · Blue 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CCD7EB

.text { color: #CCD7EB; }
.background { background-color: #CCD7EB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CCD7EB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(204, 215, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CCD7EB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(204, 215, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CCD7EB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(204, 215, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CCD7EB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CCD7EB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CCD7EB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBE0CC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CCD7EB: #000000.

How #CCD7EB 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 #CCD7EB 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

← #CCD7EA  ·  #CCD7EC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CCD7EB?

#CCD7EB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 204, 215, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CCD7EB?

#CCD7EB is RGB 204, 215, 235 — HSL 219°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 9%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CCD7EB?

Its complement is #EBE0CC; analogous partners are #CCE6EB and #D0CCEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CCD7EB for text?

Black text on #CCD7EB has a contrast ratio of 14.49:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.