Palettes / Colors / #CDCED9

#CDCED9 — Pale Dusty Blue

#CDCED9 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty 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 #CDCED9 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.

#CDCED9 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 #DAD9CE; it also sits naturally between #CED5DA and #D3CEDA. 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 81% · Blue 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCED9

.text { color: #CDCED9; }
.background { background-color: #CDCED9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCED9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 206, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCED9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 206, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCED9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 206, 217, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCED9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCED9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DAD9CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCED9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCED9

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 #CDCED9 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 #CDCED9 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

← #CDCED8  ·  #CDCEDA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCED9?

#CDCED9 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 206, 217). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCED9?

#CDCED9 is RGB 205, 206, 217 — HSL 235°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 5%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CDCED9?

Its complement is #DAD9CE; analogous partners are #CED5DA and #D3CEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCED9 for text?

Black text on #CDCED9 has a contrast ratio of 13.43:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.