Palettes / Colors / #CBCEFC

#CBCEFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBCEFC 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 #CBCEFC 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.

#CBCEFC 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 #FCF9CA; it also sits naturally between #CAE6FC and #E0CAFC. 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 81% · Blue 99%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 18% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CBCEFC

.text { color: #CBCEFC; }
.background { background-color: #CBCEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 206, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(236, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 206, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 206, 252, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCF9CA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CBCEFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCEFC

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 #CBCEFC 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 #CBCEFC 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

← #CBCEFB  ·  #CBCEFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCEFC?

#CBCEFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 206, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCEFC?

#CBCEFC is RGB 203, 206, 252 — HSL 236°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 19%, 18%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CBCEFC?

Its complement is #FCF9CA; analogous partners are #CAE6FC and #E0CAFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCEFC for text?

Black text on #CBCEFC has a contrast ratio of 13.77:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.