Palettes / Colors / #CECFDF

#CECFDF — Pale Dusty Blue

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

#CECFDF 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 #DFDECE; it also sits naturally between #CED7DF and #D5CEDF. 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 8% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECFDF

.text { color: #CECFDF; }
.background { background-color: #CECFDF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECFDF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 207, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 21%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECFDF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 207, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECFDF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 207, 223, 0.8); }

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

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Tones of #CECFDF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #DFDECE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECFDF: #000000.

How #CECFDF 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 #CECFDF 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

← #CECFDE  ·  #CECFE0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECFDF?

#CECFDF is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 207, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECFDF?

#CECFDF is RGB 206, 207, 223 — HSL 236°, 21%, 84% — CMYK 8%, 7%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CECFDF?

Its complement is #DFDECE; analogous partners are #CED7DF and #D5CEDF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECFDF for text?

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