Palettes / Colors / #CFCFEB

#CFCFEB — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CFCFEB 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 #EBEBD0; it also sits naturally between #D0DEEB and #DED0EB. 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 81% · Blue 92%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFCFEB

.text { color: #CFCFEB; }
.background { background-color: #CFCFEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCFEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 207, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 41%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCFEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 207, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCFEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 207, 235, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFCFEB

Tints of #CFCFEB

Tones of #CFCFEB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #EBEBD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCFEB: #000000.

How #CFCFEB 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 #CFCFEB or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFCFEA  ·  #CFCFEC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCFEB?

#CFCFEB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 207, 235). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCFEB?

#CFCFEB is RGB 207, 207, 235 — HSL 240°, 41%, 87% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #CFCFEB?

Its complement is #EBEBD0; analogous partners are #D0DEEB and #DED0EB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCFEB for text?

Black text on #CFCFEB has a contrast ratio of 13.78:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.