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#CDCBFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDCBFD 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 #CDCBFD 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.

#CDCBFD 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 #FBFDC9; it also sits naturally between #C9E1FD and #E5C9FD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCBFD · RGB 205, 203, 253

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Color values

HEX#CDCBFD
RGB205, 203, 253
HSL242°, 93%, 89%
HSV242°, 20%, 99%
CMYK19%, 20%, 0%, 1%
XYZ64.26, 62.78, 101.66
Yxy62.78, 0.2810, 0.2745
CIE-Lab83.33, 10.71, -24.22
Hunter Lab79.24, 10.50, -25.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 80% · Blue 99%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CDCBFD

.text { color: #CDCBFD; }
.background { background-color: #CDCBFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCBFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 203, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 93%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCBFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 203, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCBFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 203, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDCBFD

#A4A1FC#7A75FA#544EF9#2922F7#1008E7#0D07BB#0A0594#070467#040240#010114

Tints of #CDCBFD

#CFCEFD#CFCEFD#D4D3FD#D9D8FE#DEDDFE#DEDDFE#E2E1FE#E7E6FE#E7E6FE#ECEBFE

Tones of #CDCBFD

#CECDF9#D2D0F5#D5D4F2#D8D8EE#DCDBEB#E0DFE7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFDC9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.55:1 Fails
Against black text13.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCBFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCBFD

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 #CDCBFD: ·

How #CDCBFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CCCCF1Deuteranopia · #CCCCEETritanopia · #CDE7E5

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 #CDCBFD rather than the exact color:

Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Palette Bfecff
#BFECFF · #CDC1FF · #FFF6E3 · #FFCCEA
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9
Palette F5efff
#F5EFFF · #E5D9F2 · #CDC1FF · #A294F9
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083

Similar colors

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

#CBC8F6#C6CFFF#CDC1FF#D3D1F5#C9D1F3#D0BFFF#C3CFF6#C9BEFF#CAC6F0#C0CCF7#DAD2FF#CCCAEE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCBFC  ·  #CDCBFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCBFD?

#CDCBFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 203, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCBFD?

#CDCBFD is RGB 205, 203, 253 — HSL 242°, 93%, 89% — CMYK 19%, 20%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CDCBFD?

Its complement is #FBFDC9; analogous partners are #C9E1FD and #E5C9FD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCBFD for text?

Black text on #CDCBFD has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.55:1.