Palettes / Colors / #CDCFE0

#CDCFE0 — Pale Dusty Blue

#CDCFE0 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CDCFE0 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 #E0DECD; it also sits naturally between #CDD8E0 and #D4CDE0. 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 88%

Cyan 8% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 12%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDCFE0

.text { color: #CDCFE0; }
.background { background-color: #CDCFE0; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCFE0; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 207, 224); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(234, 23%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCFE0; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 207, 224, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCFE0; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 207, 224, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDCFE0">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDCFE0">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E0DECD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDCFE0: #000000.

How #CDCFE0 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 #CDCFE0 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

← #CDCFDF  ·  #CDCFE1 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCFE0?

#CDCFE0 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 207, 224). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCFE0?

#CDCFE0 is RGB 205, 207, 224 — HSL 234°, 23%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 8%, 0%, 12%.

What colors go with #CDCFE0?

Its complement is #E0DECD; analogous partners are #CDD8E0 and #D4CDE0. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCFE0 for text?

Black text on #CDCFE0 has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.