Palettes / Colors / #CECAEA
#CECAEA — Pale Muted Blue
#CECAEA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.
Color name
Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CECAEA 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.
#CECAEA 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 #E5E9C8; it also sits naturally between #C8D4E9 and #DDC8E9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CECAEA |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 202, 234 |
| HSL | 248°, 43%, 85% |
| HSV | 248°, 14%, 92% |
| CMYK | 12%, 14%, 0%, 8% |
| XYZ | 61.43, 61.30, 86.44 |
| Yxy | 61.30, 0.2937, 0.2931 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.54, 7.54, -15.29 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.30, 7.31, -15.48 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 79% · Blue 92%
Cyan 12% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CECAEA
.text { color: #CECAEA; }
.background { background-color: #CECAEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECAEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 202, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(248, 43%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECAEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 202, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECAEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 202, 234, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CECAEA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CECAEA">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #E5E9C8:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.58:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.26:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CECAEA: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECAEA
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CECAEA: ·
How #CECAEA 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 #CECAEA rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CECAEA?
#CECAEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 202, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CECAEA?
#CECAEA is RGB 206, 202, 234 — HSL 248°, 43%, 85% — CMYK 12%, 14%, 0%, 8%.
What colors go with #CECAEA?
Its complement is #E5E9C8; analogous partners are #C8D4E9 and #DDC8E9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CECAEA for text?
Black text on #CECAEA has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.