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#CBEDFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBEDFF 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 #CBEDFF 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.

#CBEDFF 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 #FFDECC; it also sits naturally between #CCFFF7 and #CCD4FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBEDFF · RGB 203, 237, 255

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Color values

HEX#CBEDFF
RGB203, 237, 255
HSL201°, 100%, 90%
HSV201°, 20%, 100%
CMYK20%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ72.96, 80.48, 106.30
Yxy80.48, 0.2809, 0.3099
CIE-Lab91.90, -7.28, -12.37
Hunter Lab89.71, -7.15, -12.81

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBEDFF

.text { color: #CBEDFF; }
.background { background-color: #CBEDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBEDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 237, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(201, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBEDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 237, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBEDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 237, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBEDFF

#9EDDFF#75CFFF#47BFFF#1FB0FF#009CF0#007EC2#006399#00466B#002B42#000D14

Tints of #CBEDFF

#D1EFFF#D1EFFF#D6F1FF#D6F1FF#DBF3FF#E0F4FF#E0F4FF#E5F6FF#E5F6FF#EBF8FF

Tones of #CBEDFF

#D0ECFB#D3EBF8#D7EAF4#DBE9F0#DEE8ED#E2E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFDECC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBEDFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CBEDFF

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 #CBEDFF: ·

How #CBEDFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAFBDeuteranopia · #D8D5FATritanopia · #CDF7F6

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 #CBEDFF rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737
Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette Fff9d0
#FFF9D0 · #CAF4FF · #A0DEFF · #5AB2FF
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
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#C7EEFF#CFEBFF#CAF4FF#CAF0F8#C6E7FF#CDF5FD#C8E4FE#C1EFFF#CDE8F6#D3F4FF#CBF1F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBEDFE  ·  #CBEE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBEDFF?

#CBEDFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 237, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBEDFF?

#CBEDFF is RGB 203, 237, 255 — HSL 201°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 20%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CBEDFF?

Its complement is #FFDECC; analogous partners are #CCFFF7 and #CCD4FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBEDFF for text?

Black text on #CBEDFF has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.