Palettes / Colors / #CBCDFC

#CBCDFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBCDFC 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 #CBCDFC 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.

#CBCDFC 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 #FCFACA; it also sits naturally between #CAE5FC and #E1CAFC. 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 80% · Blue 99%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCDFC

.text { color: #CBCDFC; }
.background { background-color: #CBCDFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCDFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 205, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCDFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 205, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCDFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 205, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBCDFC

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCFACA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCDFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCDFC

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:

How #CBCDFC 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 #CBCDFC 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

← #CBCDFB  ·  #CBCDFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCDFC?

#CBCDFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 205, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCDFC?

#CBCDFC is RGB 203, 205, 252 — HSL 238°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 19%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CBCDFC?

Its complement is #FCFACA; analogous partners are #CAE5FC and #E1CAFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCDFC for text?

Black text on #CBCDFC has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.