Palettes / Colors / #CFD4E5

#CFD4E5 — Pale Dusty Blue

#CFD4E5 is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: gainsboro (#DCDCDC) — not an exact match. CSS gainsboro gives you #DCDCDC, a different color; use #CFD4E5 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.

#CFD4E5 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 #E4DFCD; it also sits naturally between #CDDEE4 and #D3CDE4. 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 83% · Blue 90%

Cyan 10% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 10%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFD4E5

.text { color: #CFD4E5; }
.background { background-color: #CFD4E5; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD4E5; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 212, 229); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(226, 30%, 85%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD4E5; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 212, 229, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD4E5; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 212, 229, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFD4E5">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD4E5">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E4DFCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFD4E5: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFD4E5

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 #CFD4E5 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 #CFD4E5 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

← #CFD4E4  ·  #CFD4E6 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFD4E5?

#CFD4E5 is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 212, 229). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD4E5?

#CFD4E5 is RGB 207, 212, 229 — HSL 226°, 30%, 85% — CMYK 10%, 7%, 0%, 10%.

What colors go with #CFD4E5?

Its complement is #E4DFCD; analogous partners are #CDDEE4 and #D3CDE4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFD4E5 for text?

Black text on #CFD4E5 has a contrast ratio of 14.20:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.