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#CBECFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBECFD 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 #CBECFD 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.

#CBECFD 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 #FDDAC9; it also sits naturally between #C9FDF4 and #C9D2FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBECFD · RGB 203, 236, 253

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Color values

HEX#CBECFD
RGB203, 236, 253
HSL200°, 93%, 89%
HSV200°, 20%, 99%
CMYK20%, 7%, 0%, 1%
XYZ72.35, 79.78, 104.51
Yxy79.78, 0.2819, 0.3109
CIE-Lab91.59, -7.19, -11.80
Hunter Lab89.32, -7.05, -12.17

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 99%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBECFD

.text { color: #CBECFD; }
.background { background-color: #CBECFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBECFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 236, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 93%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBECFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 236, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBECFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 236, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBECFD

#A1DEFC#75CEFA#4EC0F9#22B0F7#089DE7#077FBB#056494#044667#022B40#010D14

Tints of #CBECFD

#CEEDFD#CEEDFD#D3EFFD#D8F1FE#DDF3FE#DDF3FE#E1F4FE#E6F6FE#E6F6FE#EBF8FE

Tones of #CBECFD

#CDEAF9#D0E9F5#D4E8F2#D8E7EE#DBE5EB#DFE4E7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDDAC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.96:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBECFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBECFD

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 #CBECFD: ·

How #CBECFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D9DAF9Deuteranopia · #D7D5F8Tritanopia · #CDF6F5

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 #CBECFD 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 C6e7ff
#C6E7FF · #D4F6FF · #FBFBFB · #FFDDAE
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBECFC  ·  #CBECFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBECFD?

#CBECFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 236, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBECFD?

#CBECFD is RGB 203, 236, 253 — HSL 200°, 93%, 89% — CMYK 20%, 7%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CBECFD?

Its complement is #FDDAC9; analogous partners are #C9FDF4 and #C9D2FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBECFD for text?

Black text on #CBECFD has a contrast ratio of 16.96:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.