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#CBECFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBECFB 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 #CBECFB 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.

#CBECFB 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 #FBDACB; it also sits naturally between #CBFBF2 and #CBD4FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBECFB · RGB 203, 236, 251

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Color values

HEX#CBECFB
RGB203, 236, 251
HSL199°, 86%, 89%
HSV199°, 19%, 98%
CMYK19%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ72.04, 79.65, 102.84
Yxy79.65, 0.2830, 0.3129
CIE-Lab91.53, -7.62, -10.84
Hunter Lab89.25, -7.46, -11.12

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBECFB

.text { color: #CBECFB; }
.background { background-color: #CBECFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBECFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 236, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBECFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 236, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBECFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 236, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBECFB

#A5DEF8#7ACEF5#54C0F2#2AB0EF#119EDF#0E7FB4#0B658E#074664#052C3E#010D13

Tints of #CBECFB

#D0EEFB#D0EEFB#D4EFFC#D9F1FC#DEF3FD#DEF3FD#E3F5FD#E7F6FD#E7F6FD#ECF8FE

Tones of #CBECFB

#CEEBF8#D2E9F4#D5E8F1#D9E7ED#DCE6EA#E0E4E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBDACB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBECFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBECFB

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 #CBECFB: ·

How #CBECFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9DAF7Deuteranopia · #D7D5F7Tritanopia · #CDF5F4

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 #CBECFB rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7
Palette E3fdfd
#E3FDFD · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9 · #71C9CE

Similar colors

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

#CAEDFF#CAF0F8#CFEBFF#C7EEFF#CDE8F6#CBF1F5#C6E7FF#C8F1F5#D1E9F6#CFECF3#CAF4FF#C8EFF3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBECFA  ·  #CBECFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBECFB?

#CBECFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 236, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBECFB?

#CBECFB is RGB 203, 236, 251 — HSL 199°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 19%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CBECFB?

Its complement is #FBDACB; analogous partners are #CBFBF2 and #CBD4FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBECFB for text?

Black text on #CBECFB has a contrast ratio of 16.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.