Palettes / Colors / #CEDCE9

#CEDCE9 — Pale Muted Blue

#CEDCE9 is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CEDCE9 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 #E9DBCE; it also sits naturally between #CEE9E8 and #CECEE9. 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 86% · Blue 91%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 9%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDCE9

.text { color: #CEDCE9; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCE9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCE9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 233); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(209, 38%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCE9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 233, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCE9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 233, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDCE9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDCE9">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E9DBCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDCE9: #000000.

How #CEDCE9 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 #CEDCE9 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

← #CEDCE8  ·  #CEDCEA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDCE9?

#CEDCE9 is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 220, 233). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCE9?

#CEDCE9 is RGB 206, 220, 233 — HSL 209°, 38%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 6%, 0%, 9%.

What colors go with #CEDCE9?

Its complement is #E9DBCE; analogous partners are #CEE9E8 and #CECEE9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDCE9 for text?

Black text on #CEDCE9 has a contrast ratio of 15.04:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.