Palettes / Colors / #CDC8FF

#CDC8FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDC8FF 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 #CDC8FF 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.

#CDC8FF 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 #FAFFC7; it also sits naturally between #C7DEFF and #E8C7FF. 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 78% · Blue 100%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 22% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDC8FF

.text { color: #CDC8FF; }
.background { background-color: #CDC8FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDC8FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 200, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(245, 100%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDC8FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 200, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDC8FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 200, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDC8FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDC8FF">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFFC7:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDC8FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDC8FF

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:

How #CDC8FF 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 #CDC8FF 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

← #CDC8FE  ·  #CDC900 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDC8FF?

#CDC8FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 200, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDC8FF?

#CDC8FF is RGB 205, 200, 255 — HSL 245°, 100%, 89% — CMYK 20%, 22%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDC8FF?

Its complement is #FAFFC7; analogous partners are #C7DEFF and #E8C7FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDC8FF for text?

Black text on #CDC8FF has a contrast ratio of 13.30:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.58:1.