Palettes / Colors / #CDE2EF

#CDE2EF — Pale Muted Blue

#CDE2EF is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CDE2EF when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CDE2EF 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 #EFDACD; it also sits naturally between #CDEFEB and #CDD1EF. 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 89% · Blue 94%

Cyan 14% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDE2EF

.text { color: #CDE2EF; }
.background { background-color: #CDE2EF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDE2EF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 226, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDE2EF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 226, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDE2EF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 226, 239, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDE2EF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDE2EF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFDACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDE2EF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDE2EF

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CDE2EF 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 #CDE2EF 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

← #CDE2EE  ·  #CDE2F0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDE2EF?

#CDE2EF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 226, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDE2EF?

#CDE2EF is RGB 205, 226, 239 — HSL 203°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 5%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CDE2EF?

Its complement is #EFDACD; analogous partners are #CDEFEB and #CDD1EF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDE2EF for text?

Black text on #CDE2EF has a contrast ratio of 15.72:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.34:1.