Palettes / Colors / #CFCDE4

#CFCDE4 — Pale Dusty Blue

#CFCDE4 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CFCDE4 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 #E2E4CD; it also sits naturally between #CDD7E4 and #DBCDE4. 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 89%

Cyan 9% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCDE4

.text { color: #CFCDE4; }
.background { background-color: #CFCDE4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCDE4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 205, 228); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 30%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCDE4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 205, 228, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCDE4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 205, 228, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFCDE4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCDE4">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFCDE4

Tints of #CFCDE4

Tones of #CFCDE4

Color harmonies

Complementary — #E2E4CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCDE4: #000000.

How #CFCDE4 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 #CFCDE4 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

← #CFCDE3  ·  #CFCDE5 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCDE4?

#CFCDE4 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 205, 228). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCDE4?

#CFCDE4 is RGB 207, 205, 228 — HSL 245°, 30%, 85% — CMYK 9%, 10%, 0%, 11%.

What colors go with #CFCDE4?

Its complement is #E2E4CD; analogous partners are #CDD7E4 and #DBCDE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCDE4 for text?

Black text on #CFCDE4 has a contrast ratio of 13.51:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.