Palettes / Colors / #CFCBEF

#CFCBEF — Pale Muted Blue

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

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #CFCBEF 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.

#CFCBEF 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 #EBEFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCDAEF and #E2CCEF. 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 80% · Blue 94%

Cyan 13% · Magenta 15% · Yellow 0% · Key 6%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCBEF

.text { color: #CFCBEF; }
.background { background-color: #CFCBEF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCBEF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 203, 239); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(247, 53%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCBEF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 203, 239, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCBEF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 203, 239, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCBEF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCBEF

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:

How #CFCBEF 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 #CFCBEF 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

← #CFCBEE  ·  #CFCBF0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCBEF?

#CFCBEF is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 203, 239). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCBEF?

#CFCBEF is RGB 207, 203, 239 — HSL 247°, 53%, 87% — CMYK 13%, 15%, 0%, 6%.

What colors go with #CFCBEF?

Its complement is #EBEFCC; analogous partners are #CCDAEF and #E2CCEF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCBEF for text?

Black text on #CFCBEF has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.