Palettes / Colors / #CDC0FC

#CDC0FC — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDC0FC is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Thistle (#D8BFD8). It belongs to the blue family.

#CDC0FC 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 #EFFCC0; it also sits naturally between #C0D1FC and #EBC0FC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 75% · Blue 99%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 24% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC0FC

.text { color: #CDC0FC; }
.background { background-color: #CDC0FC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC0FC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 192, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(253, 91%, 87%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC0FC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 192, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC0FC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 192, 252, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC0FC">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC0FC">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #EFFCC0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC0FC: #000000.

How #CDC0FC looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CDC0FC rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDC0FB  ·  #CDC0FD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC0FC?

#CDC0FC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 192, 252). Its closest standard named color is Thistle.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC0FC?

#CDC0FC is RGB 205, 192, 252 — HSL 253°, 91%, 87% — CMYK 19%, 24%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CDC0FC?

Its complement is #EFFCC0; analogous partners are #C0D1FC and #EBC0FC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC0FC for text?

Black text on #CDC0FC has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.67:1.