Palettes / Colors / #CFCFEC

#CFCFEC — Pale Muted Blue

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

#CFCFEC 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 #ECECD0; it also sits naturally between #D0DEEC and #DED0EC. 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 93%

Cyan 12% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 7%

Previews

CSS code for #CFCFEC

.text { color: #CFCFEC; }
.background { background-color: #CFCFEC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCFEC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 207, 236); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 43%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCFEC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 207, 236, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCFEC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 207, 236, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFCFEC

Tints of #CFCFEC

Tones of #CFCFEC

Color harmonies

Complementary — #ECECD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFCFEC: #000000.

How #CFCFEC 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 #CFCFEC 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

← #CFCFEB  ·  #CFCFED →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCFEC?

#CFCFEC is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 207, 236). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCFEC?

#CFCFEC is RGB 207, 207, 236 — HSL 240°, 43%, 87% — CMYK 12%, 12%, 0%, 7%.

What colors go with #CFCFEC?

Its complement is #ECECD0; analogous partners are #D0DEEC and #DED0EC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCFEC for text?

Black text on #CFCFEC has a contrast ratio of 13.79:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.