Palettes / Colors / #D0CEDA

#D0CEDA — Pale Dusty Blue

#D0CEDA is a blue color we call Pale Dusty 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 #D0CEDA 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.

#D0CEDA 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 #D8DACE; it also sits naturally between #CED2DA and #D6CEDA. 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 81% · Blue 85%

Cyan 5% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 15%

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

Previews

CSS code for #D0CEDA

.text { color: #D0CEDA; }
.background { background-color: #D0CEDA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D0CEDA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(208, 206, 218); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(250, 14%, 83%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D0CEDA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(208, 206, 218, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D0CEDA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(208, 206, 218, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D0CEDA">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D0CEDA">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #D8DACE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #D0CEDA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D0CEDA

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 #D0CEDA 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 #D0CEDA 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

← #D0CED9  ·  #D0CEDB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D0CEDA?

#D0CEDA is Pale Dusty Blue, a blue color (RGB 208, 206, 218). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D0CEDA?

#D0CEDA is RGB 208, 206, 218 — HSL 250°, 14%, 83% — CMYK 5%, 6%, 0%, 15%.

What colors go with #D0CEDA?

Its complement is #D8DACE; analogous partners are #CED2DA and #D6CEDA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D0CEDA for text?

Black text on #D0CEDA has a contrast ratio of 13.52:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.