Palettes / Colors / #CED9EE

#CED9EE — Pale Muted Blue

#CED9EE is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CED9EE 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 #EEE3CE; it also sits naturally between #CEE9EE and #D3CEEE. 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 85% · Blue 93%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CED9EE

.text { color: #CED9EE; }
.background { background-color: #CED9EE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED9EE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 217, 238); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 48%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED9EE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 217, 238, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED9EE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 217, 238, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED9EE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED9EE">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EEE3CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CED9EE: #000000.

How #CED9EE 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 #CED9EE 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 #CED9EE?

#CED9EE is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 217, 238). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED9EE?

#CED9EE is RGB 206, 217, 238 — HSL 219°, 48%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 9%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CED9EE?

Its complement is #EEE3CE; analogous partners are #CEE9EE and #D3CEEE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED9EE for text?

Black text on #CED9EE has a contrast ratio of 14.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.42:1.