Palettes / Colors / #CFC8EA

#CFC8EA — Pale Muted Blue

#CFC8EA is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CFC8EA 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 #E3EAC8; it also sits naturally between #C8D2EA and #E0C8EA. 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 78% · Blue 92%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFC8EA

.text { color: #CFC8EA; }
.background { background-color: #CFC8EA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFC8EA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 200, 234); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 45%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFC8EA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 200, 234, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFC8EA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 200, 234, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFC8EA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFC8EA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E3EAC8:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFC8EA: #000000.

How #CFC8EA 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 #CFC8EA 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 #CFC8EA?

#CFC8EA is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 200, 234). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFC8EA?

#CFC8EA is RGB 207, 200, 234 — HSL 252°, 45%, 85% — CMYK 12%, 15%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CFC8EA?

Its complement is #E3EAC8; analogous partners are #C8D2EA and #E0C8EA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFC8EA for text?

Black text on #CFC8EA has a contrast ratio of 13.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.60:1.