Palettes / Colors / #CDCAF2

#CDCAF2 — Pale Blue

#CDCAF2 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CDCAF2 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 #EFF2CA; it also sits naturally between #CADAF2 and #E1CAF2. 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 95%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 17% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCAF2

.text { color: #CDCAF2; }
.background { background-color: #CDCAF2; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCAF2; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 202, 242); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 61%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCAF2; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 202, 242, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCAF2; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 202, 242, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCAF2">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCAF2">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCAF2

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFF2CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCAF2: #000000.

How #CDCAF2 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 #CDCAF2 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

← #CDCAF1  ·  #CDCAF3 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCAF2?

#CDCAF2 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 202, 242). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCAF2?

#CDCAF2 is RGB 205, 202, 242 — HSL 245°, 61%, 87% — CMYK 15%, 17%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CDCAF2?

Its complement is #EFF2CA; analogous partners are #CADAF2 and #E1CAF2. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCAF2 for text?

Black text on #CDCAF2 has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.