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#CBEFFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#CBEFFB is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#CBEFFB 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 #FBD7CB; it also sits naturally between #CBFBEF and #CBD7FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CBEFFB · RGB 203, 239, 251

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Color values

HEX#CBEFFB
RGB203, 239, 251
HSL195°, 86%, 89%
HSV195°, 19%, 98%
CMYK19%, 5%, 0%, 2%
XYZ72.91, 81.39, 103.13
Yxy81.39, 0.2832, 0.3162
CIE-Lab92.31, -9.14, -9.68
Hunter Lab90.22, -8.96, -9.90

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 94% · Blue 98%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CBEFFB

.text { color: #CBEFFB; }
.background { background-color: #CBEFFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CBEFFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(203, 239, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 86%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CBEFFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(203, 239, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CBEFFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(203, 239, 251, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CBEFFB

#A5E3F8#7AD6F5#54CBF2#2ABEEF#11ABDF#0E8BB4#0B6D8E#074D64#052F3E#010F13

Tints of #CBEFFB

#D0F0FB#D0F0FB#D4F2FC#D9F3FC#DEF5FD#DEF5FD#E3F6FD#E7F8FD#E7F8FD#ECF9FE

Tones of #CBEFFB

#CEEDF8#D2ECF4#D5EAF1#D9E8ED#DCE6EA#E0E5E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBD7CB:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #CBEFFB: #000000.

How #CBEFFB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBF8Deuteranopia · #D9D6F7Tritanopia · #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 #CBEFFB rather than the exact color:

Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737
Palette E3fdfd
#E3FDFD · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9 · #71C9CE
Palette Ffe6eb
#FFE6EB · #DEFCFC · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9
Palette Fff9d0
#FFF9D0 · #CAF4FF · #A0DEFF · #5AB2FF

Similar colors

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

#CAF0F8#CAEDFF#C7EEFF#CBF1F5#CAF4FF#CDF5FD#CFEBFF#C8F1F5#CCF2F4#C8EFF3#D1F0F5#CDE8F6

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CBEFFA  ·  #CBEFFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CBEFFB?

#CBEFFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 203, 239, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CBEFFB?

#CBEFFB is RGB 203, 239, 251 — HSL 195°, 86%, 89% — CMYK 19%, 5%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CBEFFB?

Its complement is #FBD7CB; analogous partners are #CBFBEF and #CBD7FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CBEFFB for text?

Black text on #CBEFFB has a contrast ratio of 17.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.