Palettes / Colors / #CFD7DF

#CFD7DF — Pale Dusty Blue

#CFD7DF is a blue color we call Pale Dusty Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CFD7DF 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 #DED6CE; it also sits naturally between #CEDEDE and #CECEDE. 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 84% · Blue 87%

Cyan 7% · Magenta 4% · Yellow 0% · Key 13%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFD7DF

.text { color: #CFD7DF; }
.background { background-color: #CFD7DF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFD7DF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 215, 223); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(210, 20%, 84%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFD7DF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 215, 223, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFD7DF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 215, 223, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFD7DF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFD7DF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #DED6CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFD7DF: #000000.

How #CFD7DF 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 #CFD7DF 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

← #CFD7DE  ·  #CFD7E0 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFD7DF?

#CFD7DF is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 215, 223). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFD7DF?

#CFD7DF is RGB 207, 215, 223 — HSL 210°, 20%, 84% — CMYK 7%, 4%, 0%, 13%.

What colors go with #CFD7DF?

Its complement is #DED6CE; analogous partners are #CEDEDE and #CECEDE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFD7DF for text?

Black text on #CFD7DF has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.45:1.