Palettes / Colors / #CECDEF

#CECDEF — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CECDEF 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 #EEEFCD; it also sits naturally between #CDDDEF and #DFCDEF. 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 81% · Green 80% · Blue 94%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECDEF

.text { color: #CECDEF; }
.background { background-color: #CECDEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECDEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 205, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 52%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECDEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 205, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECDEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 205, 239, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CECDEF

Tints of #CECDEF

Tones of #CECDEF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEEFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECDEF: #000000.

How #CECDEF 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 #CECDEF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CECDEE  ·  #CECDF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECDEF?

#CECDEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 205, 239). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECDEF?

#CECDEF is RGB 206, 205, 239 — HSL 242°, 52%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 14%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CECDEF?

Its complement is #EEEFCD; analogous partners are #CDDDEF and #DFCDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECDEF for text?

Black text on #CECDEF has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.