Palettes / Colors / #CEDAED
#CEDAED — Pale Muted Blue
#CEDAED is a blue color we call Pale Muted 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 #CEDAED 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.
#CEDAED 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 #EDE1CF; it also sits naturally between #CFEAED and #D2CFED. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDAED |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 218, 237 |
| HSL | 217°, 46%, 87% |
| HSV | 217°, 13%, 93% |
| CMYK | 13%, 8%, 0%, 7% |
| XYZ | 65.81, 69.38, 90.04 |
| Yxy | 69.38, 0.2922, 0.3080 |
| CIE-Lab | 86.69, -0.29, -10.67 |
| Hunter Lab | 83.29, -0.29, -10.72 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 85% · Blue 93%
Cyan 13% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEDAED
.text { color: #CEDAED; }
.background { background-color: #CEDAED; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDAED; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 218, 237); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 46%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDAED; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 218, 237, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDAED; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 218, 237, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDAED">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDAED">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CEDAED
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Tones of #CEDAED
Color harmonies
Complementary — #EDE1CF:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.41:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 14.88:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDAED: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDAED
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CEDAED: ·
How #CEDAED 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 #CEDAED rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CEDAED?
#CEDAED is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 218, 237). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDAED?
#CEDAED is RGB 206, 218, 237 — HSL 217°, 46%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 8%, 0%, 7%.
What colors go with #CEDAED?
Its complement is #EDE1CF; analogous partners are #CFEAED and #D2CFED. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDAED for text?
Black text on #CEDAED has a contrast ratio of 14.88:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.41:1.