Palettes / Colors / #CECEDA

#CECEDA — Pale Dusty Blue

#CECEDA is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CECEDA 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 #DADACE; it also sits naturally between #CED4DA and #D4CEDA. 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 81% · Blue 85%

Cyan 6% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECEDA

.text { color: #CECEDA; }
.background { background-color: #CECEDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECEDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 206, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECEDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 206, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECEDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 206, 218, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CECEDA

Tints of #CECEDA

Tones of #CECEDA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DADACE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECEDA: #000000.

How #CECEDA 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 #CECEDA 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

← #CECED9  ·  #CECEDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECEDA?

#CECEDA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 206, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECEDA?

#CECEDA is RGB 206, 206, 218 — HSL 240°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #CECEDA?

Its complement is #DADACE; analogous partners are #CED4DA and #D4CEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECEDA for text?

Black text on #CECEDA has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.