Palettes / Colors / #CECEEA

#CECEEA — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CECEEA 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 #EAEACD; it also sits naturally between #CDDBEA and #DBCDEA. 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 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECEEA

.text { color: #CECEEA; }
.background { background-color: #CECEEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECEEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 206, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 40%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECEEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 206, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECEEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 206, 234, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EAEACD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECEEA: #000000.

How #CECEEA 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 #CECEEA 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

← #CECEE9  ·  #CECEEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECEEA?

#CECEEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 206, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECEEA?

#CECEEA is RGB 206, 206, 234 — HSL 240°, 40%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CECEEA?

Its complement is #EAEACD; analogous partners are #CDDBEA and #DBCDEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECEEA for text?

Black text on #CECEEA has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.