Palettes / Colors / #CDCBEB

#CDCBEB — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CDCBEB 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 #E9EBCC; it also sits naturally between #CCD9EB and #DDCCEB. 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 92%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCBEB

.text { color: #CDCBEB; }
.background { background-color: #CDCBEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCBEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 203, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(244, 44%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCBEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 203, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCBEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 203, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDCBEB

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Tones of #CDCBEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9EBCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCBEB: #000000.

How #CDCBEB 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 #CDCBEB 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

← #CDCBEA  ·  #CDCBEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCBEB?

#CDCBEB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 203, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCBEB?

#CDCBEB is RGB 205, 203, 235 — HSL 244°, 44%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 14%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDCBEB?

Its complement is #E9EBCC; analogous partners are #CCD9EB and #DDCCEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCBEB for text?

Black text on #CDCBEB has a contrast ratio of 13.34:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.