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#CBCCFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBCCFF is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: lavender (#E6E6FA) — not an exact match. CSS lavender gives you #E6E6FA, a different color; use #CBCCFF 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.

#CBCCFF 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 #FFFECC; it also sits naturally between #CCE6FF and #E5CCFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBCCFF · RGB 203, 204, 255

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Color values

HEX#CBCCFF
RGB203, 204, 255
HSL239°, 100%, 90%
HSV239°, 20%, 100%
CMYK20%, 20%, 0%, 0%
XYZ64.27, 63.10, 103.40
Yxy63.10, 0.2785, 0.2734
CIE-Lab83.50, 10.00, -25.04
Hunter Lab79.44, 9.80, -26.89

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #CBCCFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CBCCFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CBCCFF

.text { color: #CBCCFF; }
.background { background-color: #CBCCFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCCFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 204, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCCFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 204, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCCFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 204, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBCCFF

#9EA0FF#7578FF#474AFF#1F22FF#0004F0#0003C2#000399#00026B#000142#000014

Tints of #CBCCFF

#D1D2FF#D1D2FF#D6D7FF#D6D7FF#DBDCFF#E0E1FF#E0E1FF#E5E6FF#E5E6FF#EBEBFF

Tones of #CBCCFF

#D0D0FB#D3D4F8#D7D7F4#DBDBF0#DEDEED#E2E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFFECC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.62:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBCCFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCCFF

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:

100%
Sample heading text
Smaller body text shows the effect best.

Blended color: · Contrast against #CBCCFF: ·

How #CBCCFF looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Protanopia · #CBCBF3Deuteranopia · #CBCBF0Tritanopia · #CBE9E7

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:

Bootstrap light · #F8F9FAMaterial Grey 500 · #9E9E9ETailwind purple 500 · #A855F7

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CBCCFF rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Palette Bfecff
#BFECFF · #CDC1FF · #FFF6E3 · #FFCCEA
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9
Palette F5efff
#F5EFFF · #E5D9F2 · #CDC1FF · #A294F9
Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6

Similar colors

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

#C6CFFF#CBC8F6#CDC1FF#C3CFF6#C4D7FF#C9D1F3#C0CCF7#D3D1F5#D0BFFF#C9BEFF#C4D9FF#D2DAFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCCFE  ·  #CBCD00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCCFF?

#CBCCFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 204, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCCFF?

#CBCCFF is RGB 203, 204, 255 — HSL 239°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 20%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CBCCFF?

Its complement is #FFFECC; analogous partners are #CCE6FF and #E5CCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCCFF for text?

Black text on #CBCCFF has a contrast ratio of 13.62:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.