Palettes / Colors / #CFCED9
#CFCED9 — Pale Dusty Blue
#CFCED9 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty 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 #CFCED9 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.
#CFCED9 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 #D8D9CE; it also sits naturally between #CED3D9 and #D5CED9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CFCED9 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 207, 206, 217 |
| HSL | 245°, 13%, 83% |
| HSV | 245°, 5%, 85% |
| CMYK | 5%, 5%, 0%, 15% |
| XYZ | 60.33, 62.42, 74.51 |
| Yxy | 62.42, 0.3058, 0.3164 |
| CIE-Lab | 83.14, 2.39, -5.32 |
| Hunter Lab | 79.00, 2.30, -5.11 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 81% · Blue 85%
Cyan 5% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CFCED9
.text { color: #CFCED9; }
.background { background-color: #CFCED9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCED9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 206, 217); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 13%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCED9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 206, 217, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCED9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 206, 217, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CFCED9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFCED9">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CFCED9
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #D8D9CE:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.56:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.48:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CFCED9: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCED9
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CFCED9: ·
How #CFCED9 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 #CFCED9 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CFCED9?
#CFCED9 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 206, 217). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCED9?
#CFCED9 is RGB 207, 206, 217 — HSL 245°, 13%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 5%, 0%, 15%.
What colors go with #CFCED9?
Its complement is #D8D9CE; analogous partners are #CED3D9 and #D5CED9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CFCED9 for text?
Black text on #CFCED9 has a contrast ratio of 13.48:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.56:1.