Palettes / Colors / #CDD9EF

#CDD9EF — Pale Muted Blue

#CDD9EF is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CDD9EF 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 #EFE3CD; it also sits naturally between #CDEAEF and #D2CDEF. 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 85% · Blue 94%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDD9EF

.text { color: #CDD9EF; }
.background { background-color: #CDD9EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDD9EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 217, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDD9EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 217, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDD9EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 217, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDD9EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDD9EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFE3CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDD9EF: #000000.

How #CDD9EF 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 #CDD9EF 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

← #CDD9EE  ·  #CDD9F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDD9EF?

#CDD9EF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 217, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDD9EF?

#CDD9EF is RGB 205, 217, 239 — HSL 219°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 9%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CDD9EF?

Its complement is #EFE3CD; analogous partners are #CDEAEF and #D2CDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDD9EF for text?

Black text on #CDD9EF has a contrast ratio of 14.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.