Palettes / Colors / #CDDBEE

#CDDBEE — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CDDBEE 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 #EEE1CE; it also sits naturally between #CEEBEE and #D0CEEE. 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 86% · Blue 93%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDDBEE

.text { color: #CDDBEE; }
.background { background-color: #CDDBEE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDDBEE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 219, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 49%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDDBEE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 219, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDDBEE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 219, 238, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDDBEE

Tints of #CDDBEE

Tones of #CDDBEE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEE1CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDDBEE: #000000.

How #CDDBEE 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 #CDDBEE 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

← #CDDBED  ·  #CDDBEF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDDBEE?

#CDDBEE is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 219, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDDBEE?

#CDDBEE is RGB 205, 219, 238 — HSL 215°, 49%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 8%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CDDBEE?

Its complement is #EEE1CE; analogous partners are #CEEBEE and #D0CEEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDDBEE for text?

Black text on #CDDBEE has a contrast ratio of 14.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.