Palettes / Colors / #CDC7E6

#CDC7E6 — Pale Muted Blue

#CDC7E6 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CDC7E6 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 #E0E6C7; it also sits naturally between #C7D0E6 and #DCC7E6. 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 78% · Blue 90%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC7E6

.text { color: #CDC7E6; }
.background { background-color: #CDC7E6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC7E6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 199, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 38%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC7E6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 199, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC7E6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 199, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC7E6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC7E6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0E6C7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC7E6: #000000.

How #CDC7E6 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 #CDC7E6 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

← #CDC7E5  ·  #CDC7E7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC7E6?

#CDC7E6 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 199, 230). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC7E6?

#CDC7E6 is RGB 205, 199, 230 — HSL 252°, 38%, 84% — CMYK 11%, 13%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #CDC7E6?

Its complement is #E0E6C7; analogous partners are #C7D0E6 and #DCC7E6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC7E6 for text?

Black text on #CDC7E6 has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.