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#CBCEFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBCEFF 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 #CBCEFF 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.

#CBCEFF 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 #FFFCCC; it also sits naturally between #CCE8FF and #E3CCFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBCEFF · RGB 203, 206, 255

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Color values

HEX#CBCEFF
RGB203, 206, 255
HSL237°, 100%, 90%
HSV237°, 20%, 100%
CMYK20%, 19%, 0%, 0%
XYZ64.75, 64.06, 103.56
Yxy64.06, 0.2787, 0.2757
CIE-Lab84.00, 8.93, -24.28
Hunter Lab80.04, 8.75, -26.01

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBCEFF

.text { color: #CBCEFF; }
.background { background-color: #CBCEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBCEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 206, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBCEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 206, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBCEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 206, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBCEFF

#9EA3FF#757CFF#4751FF#1F2AFF#000CF0#000AC2#000899#00056B#000342#000114

Tints of #CBCEFF

#D1D3FF#D1D3FF#D6D8FF#D6D8FF#DBDDFF#E0E2FF#E0E2FF#E5E7FF#E5E7FF#EBECFF

Tones of #CBCEFF

#D0D2FB#D3D5F8#D7D8F4#DBDCF0#DEDFED#E2E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFFCCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.81:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBCEFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBCEFF

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 #CBCEFF: ·

How #CBCEFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCF3Deuteranopia · #CCCCF0Tritanopia · #CBEAE8

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 #CBCEFF rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Palette 87a2ff
#87A2FF · #C4D7FF · #FFD7C4 · #FFF4B5
Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D
Palette Fbfbfb
#FBFBFB · #E8F9FF · #C4D9FF · #C5BAFF

Similar colors

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

#C6CFFF#CBC8F6#C4D7FF#C3CFF6#C9D1F3#C4D9FF#D3D1F5#CDC1FF#C0CCF7#D2DAFF#C2D9FF#DAD2FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBCEFE  ·  #CBCF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBCEFF?

#CBCEFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 206, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBCEFF?

#CBCEFF is RGB 203, 206, 255 — HSL 237°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 20%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CBCEFF?

Its complement is #FFFCCC; analogous partners are #CCE8FF and #E3CCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBCEFF for text?

Black text on #CBCEFF has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.