Palettes / Colors / #CEDCEA

#CEDCEA — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CEDCEA 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 #EADBCD; it also sits naturally between #CDEAEA and #CDCDEA. 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 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CEDCEA

.text { color: #CEDCEA; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCEA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCEA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 40%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCEA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCEA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 234, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEDCEA

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Tones of #CEDCEA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EADBCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDCEA: #000000.

How #CEDCEA 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 #CEDCEA 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

← #CEDCE9  ·  #CEDCEB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDCEA?

#CEDCEA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 220, 234). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCEA?

#CEDCEA is RGB 206, 220, 234 — HSL 210°, 40%, 86% — CMYK 12%, 6%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CEDCEA?

Its complement is #EADBCD; analogous partners are #CDEAEA and #CDCDEA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDCEA for text?

Black text on #CEDCEA has a contrast ratio of 15.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.