Palettes / Colors / #CDC9EA

#CDC9EA — Pale Muted Blue

#CDC9EA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CDC9EA 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 #E6EAC8; it also sits naturally between #C8D5EA and #DDC8EA. 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 79% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC9EA

.text { color: #CDC9EA; }
.background { background-color: #CDC9EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC9EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 201, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 44%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC9EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 201, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC9EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 201, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC9EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC9EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E6EAC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC9EA: #000000.

How #CDC9EA 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 #CDC9EA

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDC9EA 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

← #CDC9E9  ·  #CDC9EB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC9EA?

#CDC9EA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 201, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC9EA?

#CDC9EA is RGB 205, 201, 234 — HSL 247°, 44%, 85% — CMYK 12%, 14%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDC9EA?

Its complement is #E6EAC8; analogous partners are #C8D5EA and #DDC8EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC9EA for text?

Black text on #CDC9EA has a contrast ratio of 13.14:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.