Palettes / Colors / #CDC4EA

#CDC4EA — Pale Muted Blue

#CDC4EA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CDC4EA 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.

#CDC4EA 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 #E0E9C3; it also sits naturally between #C3CDE9 and #DFC3E9. 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 77% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC4EA

.text { color: #CDC4EA; }
.background { background-color: #CDC4EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC4EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 196, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(254, 47%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC4EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 196, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC4EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 196, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC4EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC4EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0E9C3:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC4EA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC4EA

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 #CDC4EA 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 #CDC4EA 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

← #CDC4E9  ·  #CDC4EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC4EA?

#CDC4EA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 196, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC4EA?

#CDC4EA is RGB 205, 196, 234 — HSL 254°, 47%, 84% — CMYK 12%, 16%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDC4EA?

Its complement is #E0E9C3; analogous partners are #C3CDE9 and #DFC3E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC4EA for text?

Black text on #CDC4EA has a contrast ratio of 12.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.66:1.