Palettes / Colors / #CBC5FF

#CBC5FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBC5FF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CBC5FF 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 #F9FFC7; it also sits naturally between #C7DDFF and #E9C7FF. 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 80% · Green 77% · Blue 100%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 23% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBC5FF

.text { color: #CBC5FF; }
.background { background-color: #CBC5FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBC5FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 197, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(246, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBC5FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 197, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBC5FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 197, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CBC5FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBC5FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9FFC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBC5FF: #000000.

How #CBC5FF 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 #CBC5FF 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

← #CBC5FE  ·  #CBC600 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBC5FF?

#CBC5FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 197, 255). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBC5FF?

#CBC5FF is RGB 203, 197, 255 — HSL 246°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 20%, 23%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CBC5FF?

Its complement is #F9FFC7; analogous partners are #C7DDFF and #E9C7FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBC5FF for text?

Black text on #CBC5FF has a contrast ratio of 12.97:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.62:1.