Palettes / Colors / #CDD3EC

#CDD3EC — Pale Muted Blue

#CDD3EC is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CDD3EC 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 #EBE5CB; it also sits naturally between #CBE2EB and #D5CBEB. 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 83% · Blue 93%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #CDD3EC

.text { color: #CDD3EC; }
.background { background-color: #CDD3EC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDD3EC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 211, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 45%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDD3EC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 211, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDD3EC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 211, 236, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDD3EC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDD3EC">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDD3EC

Tints of #CDD3EC

Tones of #CDD3EC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBE5CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDD3EC: #000000.

How #CDD3EC 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 #CDD3EC

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDD3EB  ·  #CDD3ED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDD3EC?

#CDD3EC is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 211, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDD3EC?

#CDD3EC is RGB 205, 211, 236 — HSL 228°, 45%, 86% — CMYK 13%, 11%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDD3EC?

Its complement is #EBE5CB; analogous partners are #CBE2EB and #D5CBEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDD3EC for text?

Black text on #CDD3EC has a contrast ratio of 14.12:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.