Palettes / Colors / #CECFDE

#CECFDE — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#CECFDE 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 #DEDDCE; it also sits naturally between #CED7DE and #D5CEDE. 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 87%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECFDE

.text { color: #CECFDE; }
.background { background-color: #CECFDE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECFDE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 207, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECFDE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 207, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECFDE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 207, 222, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CECFDE

Tints of #CECFDE

Tones of #CECFDE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DEDDCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECFDE: #000000.

How #CECFDE 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 #CECFDE 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

← #CECFDD  ·  #CECFDF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECFDE?

#CECFDE is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 207, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECFDE?

#CECFDE is RGB 206, 207, 222 — HSL 236°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CECFDE?

Its complement is #DEDDCE; analogous partners are #CED7DE and #D5CEDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECFDE for text?

Black text on #CECFDE has a contrast ratio of 13.60:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.