Palettes / Colors / #CDCEF4

#CDCEF4 — Pale Blue

#CDCEF4 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CDCEF4 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 #F4F3CD; it also sits naturally between #CDE2F4 and #DFCDF4. 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 96%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCEF4

.text { color: #CDCEF4; }
.background { background-color: #CDCEF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCEF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 206, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 64%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCEF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 206, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCEF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 206, 244, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCEF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCEF4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDCEF4

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Tones of #CDCEF4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4F3CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCEF4: #000000.

How #CDCEF4 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 #CDCEF4 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

← #CDCEF3  ·  #CDCEF5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCEF4?

#CDCEF4 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 206, 244). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCEF4?

#CDCEF4 is RGB 205, 206, 244 — HSL 238°, 64%, 88% — CMYK 16%, 16%, 0%, 4%.

What colors go with #CDCEF4?

Its complement is #F4F3CD; analogous partners are #CDE2F4 and #DFCDF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCEF4 for text?

Black text on #CDCEF4 has a contrast ratio of 13.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.