Palettes / Colors / #CDCDEB

#CDCDEB — Pale Muted Blue

#CDCDEB is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CDCDEB 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.

#CDCDEB 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 #EBEBCC; it also sits naturally between #CCDBEB and #DBCCEB. 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 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCDEB

.text { color: #CDCDEB; }
.background { background-color: #CDCDEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCDEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 205, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 43%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCDEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 205, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCDEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 205, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDCDEB

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEBCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCDEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCDEB

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 #CDCDEB 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 #CDCDEB 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

← #CDCDEA  ·  #CDCDEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCDEB?

#CDCDEB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 205, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCDEB?

#CDCDEB is RGB 205, 205, 235 — HSL 240°, 43%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 13%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CDCDEB?

Its complement is #EBEBCC; analogous partners are #CCDBEB and #DBCCEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCDEB for text?

Black text on #CDCDEB has a contrast ratio of 13.53:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.