Palettes / Colors / #CECEDB

#CECEDB — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#CECEDB 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 #DADACD; it also sits naturally between #CDD4DA and #D4CDDA. 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 86%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECEDB

.text { color: #CECEDB; }
.background { background-color: #CECEDB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECEDB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 206, 219); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 15%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECEDB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 206, 219, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECEDB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 206, 219, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CECEDB

Tints of #CECEDB

Tones of #CECEDB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DADACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECEDB: #000000.

How #CECEDB 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 #CECEDB 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

← #CECEDA  ·  #CECEDC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECEDB?

#CECEDB is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 206, 219). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECEDB?

#CECEDB is RGB 206, 206, 219 — HSL 240°, 15%, 83% — CMYK 6%, 6%, 0%, 14%.

What colors go with #CECEDB?

Its complement is #DADACD; analogous partners are #CDD4DA and #D4CDDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECEDB for text?

Black text on #CECEDB has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.