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#CBECFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBECFC 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 #CBECFC 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.

#CBECFC 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 #FCDBCA; it also sits naturally between #CAFCF4 and #CAD2FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBECFC · RGB 203, 236, 252

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Color values

HEX#CBECFC
RGB203, 236, 252
HSL200°, 89%, 89%
HSV200°, 19%, 99%
CMYK19%, 6%, 0%, 1%
XYZ72.19, 79.72, 103.68
Yxy79.72, 0.2825, 0.3119
CIE-Lab91.56, -7.40, -11.32
Hunter Lab89.28, -7.26, -11.64

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBECFC

.text { color: #CBECFC; }
.background { background-color: #CBECFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBECFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 236, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBECFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 236, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBECFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 236, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBECFC

#A3DDFA#78CDF7#51BEF5#26AEF2#0D9BE3#0B7EB7#086391#064565#042B3F#010D13

Tints of #CBECFC

#CFEDFC#CFEDFC#D4EFFC#D8F1FD#DDF2FD#DDF2FD#E2F4FD#E7F6FE#E7F6FE#ECF8FE

Tones of #CBECFC

#CEEAF8#D1E9F5#D5E8F1#D8E7EE#DCE5EA#DFE4E7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCDBCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.94:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBECFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBECFC

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 #CBECFC: ·

How #CBECFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9DAF8Deuteranopia · #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 #CBECFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7
Palette C6e7ff
#C6E7FF · #D4F6FF · #FBFBFB · #FFDDAE

Similar colors

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

#CAEDFF#CFEBFF#C7EEFF#CAF0F8#CDE8F6#C6E7FF#CBF1F5#CAF4FF#C8E4FE#D1E9F6#C8F1F5#CDF5FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBECFB  ·  #CBECFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBECFC?

#CBECFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 236, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBECFC?

#CBECFC is RGB 203, 236, 252 — HSL 200°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 19%, 6%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CBECFC?

Its complement is #FCDBCA; analogous partners are #CAFCF4 and #CAD2FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBECFC for text?

Black text on #CBECFC has a contrast ratio of 16.94:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.