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#CBCDFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBCDFD 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 #CBCDFD 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.

#CBCDFD 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 #FDFBC9; it also sits naturally between #C9E5FD and #E1C9FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBCDFD · RGB 203, 205, 253

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Color values

HEX#CBCDFD
RGB203, 205, 253
HSL238°, 93%, 89%
HSV238°, 20%, 99%
CMYK20%, 19%, 0%, 1%
XYZ64.19, 63.45, 101.79
Yxy63.45, 0.2798, 0.2766
CIE-Lab83.68, 9.03, -23.70
Hunter Lab79.66, 8.84, -25.28

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 99%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBCDFD

.text { color: #CBCDFD; }
.background { background-color: #CBCDFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCDFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 205, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(238, 93%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCDFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 205, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCDFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 205, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBCDFD

#A1A4FC#757AFA#4E54F9#2229F7#0810E7#070DBB#050A94#040767#020440#010114

Tints of #CBCDFD

#CECFFD#CECFFD#D3D4FD#D8D9FE#DDDEFE#DDDEFE#E1E2FE#E6E7FE#E6E7FE#EBECFE

Tones of #CBCDFD

#CDCEF9#D0D2F5#D4D5F2#D8D8EE#DBDCEB#DFE0E7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDFBC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.53:1 Fails
Against black text13.69:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBCDFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCDFD

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 #CBCDFD: ·

How #CBCDFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCF1Deuteranopia · #CCCCEFTritanopia · #CBE8E6

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 #CBCDFD rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Palette Bfecff
#BFECFF · #CDC1FF · #FFF6E3 · #FFCCEA

Similar colors

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

#C6CFFF#CBC8F6#C3CFF6#C9D1F3#D3D1F5#CDC1FF#C4D7FF#C0CCF7#C4D9FF#C4CDF0#CAC6F0#D2DAFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCDFC  ·  #CBCDFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCDFD?

#CBCDFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 205, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCDFD?

#CBCDFD is RGB 203, 205, 253 — HSL 238°, 93%, 89% — CMYK 20%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CBCDFD?

Its complement is #FDFBC9; analogous partners are #C9E5FD and #E1C9FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCDFD for text?

Black text on #CBCDFD has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.53:1.