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#CBCDFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBCDFB 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 #CBCDFB 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.

#CBCDFB 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 #FBF9CB; it also sits naturally between #CBE5FB and #E1CBFB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBCDFB · RGB 203, 205, 251

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Color values

HEX#CBCDFB
RGB203, 205, 251
HSL237°, 86%, 89%
HSV237°, 19%, 98%
CMYK19%, 18%, 0%, 2%
XYZ63.87, 63.32, 100.12
Yxy63.32, 0.2810, 0.2786
CIE-Lab83.61, 8.59, -22.74
Hunter Lab79.58, 8.40, -24.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBCDFB

.text { color: #CBCDFB; }
.background { background-color: #CBCDFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCDFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 205, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCDFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 205, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCDFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 205, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBCDFB

#A5A9F8#7A80F5#545CF2#2A33EF#111BDF#0E16B4#0B118E#070C64#05073E#010213

Tints of #CBCDFB

#D0D2FB#D0D2FB#D4D6FC#D9DBFC#DEDFFD#DEDFFD#E3E4FD#E7E8FD#E7E8FD#ECEDFE

Tones of #CBCDFB

#CED0F8#D2D4F4#D5D7F1#D9DAED#DCDDEA#E0E0E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF9CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.66:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBCDFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCDFB

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 #CBCDFB: ·

How #CBCDFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCF0Deuteranopia · #CCCCEDTritanopia · #CBE7E5

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 #CBCDFB rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D
Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Tranquil Solace
#C0CCF7 · #89A1F0 · #214DE3 · #1737A5

Similar colors

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

#C6CFFF#CBC8F6#C9D1F3#C3CFF6#D3D1F5#C0CCF7#CDC1FF#C4D7FF#C4CDF0#CAC6F0#CCCAEE#C5C6F1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCDFA  ·  #CBCDFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCDFB?

#CBCDFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 205, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCDFB?

#CBCDFB is RGB 203, 205, 251 — HSL 237°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 19%, 18%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CBCDFB?

Its complement is #FBF9CB; analogous partners are #CBE5FB and #E1CBFB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCDFB for text?

Black text on #CBCDFB has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.