Palettes / Colors / #D0CAEB

#D0CAEB — Pale Muted Blue

#D0CAEB is a blue color we call Pale Muted Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: thistle (#D8BFD8) — not an exact match. CSS thistle gives you #D8BFD8, a different color; use #D0CAEB 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.

#D0CAEB 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 #E5EBCB; it also sits naturally between #CBD5EB and #E1CBEB. 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 82% · Green 79% · Blue 92%

Cyan 11% · Magenta 14% · Yellow 0% · Key 8%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D0CAEB

.text { color: #D0CAEB; }
.background { background-color: #D0CAEB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0CAEB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 202, 235); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(251, 45%, 86%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0CAEB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 202, 235, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0CAEB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 202, 235, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0CAEB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0CAEB">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #E5EBCB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D0CAEB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D0CAEB

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 #D0CAEB 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 #D0CAEB 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

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Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0CAEB?

#D0CAEB is Pale Muted Blue, a blue color (RGB 208, 202, 235). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0CAEB?

#D0CAEB is RGB 208, 202, 235 — HSL 251°, 45%, 86% — CMYK 11%, 14%, 0%, 8%.

What colors go with #D0CAEB?

Its complement is #E5EBCB; analogous partners are #CBD5EB and #E1CBEB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0CAEB for text?

Black text on #D0CAEB has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.