Palettes / Colors / #CECEEF

#CECEEF — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CECEEF 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 #EFEFCD; it also sits naturally between #CDDEEF and #DECDEF. 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 94%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECEEF

.text { color: #CECEEF; }
.background { background-color: #CECEEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECEEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 206, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 51%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECEEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 206, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECEEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 206, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFEFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECEEF: #000000.

How #CECEEF 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 #CECEEF 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECEEF?

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

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECEEF?

#CECEEF is RGB 206, 206, 239 — HSL 240°, 51%, 87% — CMYK 14%, 14%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CECEEF?

Its complement is #EFEFCD; analogous partners are #CDDEEF and #DECDEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECEEF for text?

Black text on #CECEEF has a contrast ratio of 13.70:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.