Palettes / Colors / #CDCBE6

#CDCBE6 — Pale Muted Blue

#CDCBE6 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 #CDCBE6 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.

#CDCBE6 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 #E4E6CB; it also sits naturally between #CBD7E6 and #DBCBE6. 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 80% · Blue 90%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCBE6

.text { color: #CDCBE6; }
.background { background-color: #CDCBE6; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCBE6; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 203, 230); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 35%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCBE6; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 203, 230, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCBE6; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 203, 230, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCBE6">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCBE6">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4E6CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCBE6: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCBE6

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 #CDCBE6 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 #CDCBE6 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

← #CDCBE5  ·  #CDCBE7 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCBE6?

#CDCBE6 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 203, 230). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCBE6?

#CDCBE6 is RGB 205, 203, 230 — HSL 244°, 35%, 85% — CMYK 11%, 12%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #CDCBE6?

Its complement is #E4E6CB; analogous partners are #CBD7E6 and #DBCBE6. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCBE6 for text?

Black text on #CDCBE6 has a contrast ratio of 13.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.