Palettes / Colors / #CECEE8

#CECEE8 — Pale Muted Blue

#CECEE8 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CECEE8 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 #E8E8CE; it also sits naturally between #CEDBE8 and #DBCEE8. 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 91%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECEE8

.text { color: #CECEE8; }
.background { background-color: #CECEE8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECEE8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 206, 232); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 36%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECEE8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 206, 232, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECEE8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 206, 232, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CECEE8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CECEE8">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E8E8CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECEE8: #000000.

How #CECEE8 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 #CECEE8 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

← #CECEE7  ·  #CECEE9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECEE8?

#CECEE8 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 206, 232). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECEE8?

#CECEE8 is RGB 206, 206, 232 — HSL 240°, 36%, 86% — CMYK 11%, 11%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #CECEE8?

Its complement is #E8E8CE; analogous partners are #CEDBE8 and #DBCEE8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECEE8 for text?

Black text on #CECEE8 has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.