Palettes / Colors / #CFDAF3

#CFDAF3 — Pale Blue

#CFDAF3 is a blue color we call Pale Blue, closest to the named color Gainsboro (#DCDCDC). It belongs to the blue family.

#CFDAF3 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 #F3E8CE; it also sits naturally between #CEEBF3 and #D5CEF3. 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 85% · Blue 95%

Cyan 15% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 5%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CFDAF3

.text { color: #CFDAF3; }
.background { background-color: #CFDAF3; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDAF3; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 218, 243); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 60%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDAF3; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 218, 243, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDAF3; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 218, 243, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDAF3">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDAF3">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFDAF3

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Tones of #CFDAF3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F3E8CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CFDAF3: #000000.

How #CFDAF3 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 #CFDAF3 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

← #CFDAF2  ·  #CFDAF4 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDAF3?

#CFDAF3 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 218, 243). Its closest standard named color is Gainsboro.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDAF3?

#CFDAF3 is RGB 207, 218, 243 — HSL 222°, 60%, 88% — CMYK 15%, 10%, 0%, 5%.

What colors go with #CFDAF3?

Its complement is #F3E8CE; analogous partners are #CEEBF3 and #D5CEF3. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDAF3 for text?

Black text on #CFDAF3 has a contrast ratio of 14.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.40:1.