Palettes / Colors / #CED5DE

#CED5DE — Pale Dusty Blue

#CED5DE is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CED5DE when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#CED5DE 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 #DED7CE; it also sits naturally between #CEDDDE and #CFCEDE. 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 84% · Blue 87%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED5DE

.text { color: #CED5DE; }
.background { background-color: #CED5DE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED5DE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 213, 222); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED5DE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 213, 222, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED5DE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 213, 222, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED5DE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED5DE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DED7CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED5DE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED5DE

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #CED5DE 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 #CED5DE 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 #CED5DE?

#CED5DE is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 213, 222). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED5DE?

#CED5DE is RGB 206, 213, 222 — HSL 214°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 4%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CED5DE?

Its complement is #DED7CE; analogous partners are #CEDDDE and #CFCEDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED5DE for text?

Black text on #CED5DE has a contrast ratio of 14.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.