Palettes / Colors / #CBCAFC
#CBCAFC — Pale Vivid Blue
#CBCAFC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.
#CBCAFC 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 #FBFCCA; it also sits naturally between #CAE2FC and #E4CAFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CBCAFC |
|---|---|
| RGB | 203, 202, 252 |
| HSL | 241°, 89%, 89% |
| HSV | 241°, 20%, 99% |
| CMYK | 19%, 20%, 0%, 1% |
| XYZ | 63.32, 61.97, 100.72 |
| Yxy | 61.97, 0.2802, 0.2742 |
| CIE-Lab | 82.90, 10.41, -24.36 |
| Hunter Lab | 78.72, 10.19, -26.01 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 80% · Green 79% · Blue 99%
Cyan 19% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CBCAFC
.text { color: #CBCAFC; }
.background { background-color: #CBCAFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCAFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 202, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCAFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 202, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCAFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 202, 252, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CBCAFC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CBCAFC">Div content here</div>
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Color harmonies
Complementary — #FBFCCA:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.57:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 13.39:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CBCAFC: #000000.
How #CBCAFC 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 #CBCAFC rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CBCAFC?
#CBCAFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 202, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCAFC?
#CBCAFC is RGB 203, 202, 252 — HSL 241°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 19%, 20%, 0%, 1%.
What colors go with #CBCAFC?
Its complement is #FBFCCA; analogous partners are #CAE2FC and #E4CAFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CBCAFC for text?
Black text on #CBCAFC has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.57:1.