Palettes / Colors / #C2CEFF

#C2CEFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#C2CEFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color LightBlue (#ADD8E6). It belongs to the blue family.

#C2CEFF 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 #FFF3C2; it also sits naturally between #C2EDFF and #D4C2FF. 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 76% · Green 81% · Blue 100%

Cyan 24% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

Previews

CSS code for #C2CEFF

.text { color: #C2CEFF; }
.background { background-color: #C2CEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #C2CEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(194, 206, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(228, 100%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #C2CEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(194, 206, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #C2CEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(194, 206, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#C2CEFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#C2CEFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #C2CEFF

Tints of #C2CEFF

Tones of #C2CEFF

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFF3C2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #C2CEFF: #000000.

How #C2CEFF 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 #C2CEFF or a close neighbour

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #C2CEFE  ·  #C2CF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #C2CEFF?

#C2CEFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 194, 206, 255). Its closest standard named color is LightBlue.

What is the RGB and HSL of #C2CEFF?

#C2CEFF is RGB 194, 206, 255 — HSL 228°, 100%, 88% — CMYK 24%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #C2CEFF?

Its complement is #FFF3C2; analogous partners are #C2EDFF and #D4C2FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #C2CEFF for text?

Black text on #C2CEFF has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.