Palettes / Colors / #CDCDDF

#CDCDDF — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#CDCDDF 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 #DFDFCD; it also sits naturally between #CDD6DF and #D6CDDF. 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 87%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCDDF

.text { color: #CDCDDF; }
.background { background-color: #CDCDDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCDDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 205, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 22%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCDDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 205, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCDDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 205, 223, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDCDDF

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Tones of #CDCDDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFDFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCDDF: #000000.

How #CDCDDF 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 #CDCDDF 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

← #CDCDDE  ·  #CDCDE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCDDF?

#CDCDDF is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 205, 223). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCDDF?

#CDCDDF is RGB 205, 205, 223 — HSL 240°, 22%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 8%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CDCDDF?

Its complement is #DFDFCD; analogous partners are #CDD6DF and #D6CDDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCDDF for text?

Black text on #CDCDDF has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.