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#CDCEFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDCEFD 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 #CDCEFD 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.

#CDCEFD 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 #FDFCCE; it also sits naturally between #CEE6FD and #E5CEFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDCEFD · RGB 205, 206, 253

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Color values

HEX#CDCEFD
RGB205, 206, 253
HSL239°, 92%, 90%
HSV239°, 19%, 99%
CMYK19%, 19%, 0%, 1%
XYZ64.98, 64.21, 101.90
Yxy64.21, 0.2812, 0.2779
CIE-Lab84.08, 9.10, -23.08
Hunter Lab80.13, 8.93, -24.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 81% · Blue 99%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CDCEFD

.text { color: #CDCEFD; }
.background { background-color: #CDCEFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDCEFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 206, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(239, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDCEFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 206, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDCEFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 206, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDCEFD

#A2A3FB#7B7DF9#4F52F8#282BF6#0A0DE6#080BBA#060893#040667#030440#010114

Tints of #CDCEFD

#D3D4FD#D3D4FD#D8D8FD#D8D8FD#DDDDFE#E2E2FE#E2E2FE#E7E7FE#E7E7FE#EBECFE

Tones of #CDCEFD

#D1D2FA#D5D5F6#D8D8F3#DCDCEF#DFDFEC#E2E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDFCCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.52:1 Fails
Against black text13.84:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDCEFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDCEFD

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 #CDCEFD: ·

How #CDCEFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCDF2Deuteranopia · #CDCDEFTritanopia · #CDE9E7

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 #CDCEFD rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D
Gentle Cinder
#D09913 · #EFBE4C · #1E5AEA · #C3CFF6
Palette 87a2ff
#87A2FF · #C4D7FF · #FFD7C4 · #FFF4B5

Similar colors

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

#C6CFFF#CBC8F6#D3D1F5#C9D1F3#C3CFF6#C4D7FF#CDC1FF#D2DAFF#DAD2FF#D7D2F4#C4D9FF#C0CCF7

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDCEFC  ·  #CDCEFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDCEFD?

#CDCEFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 206, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDCEFD?

#CDCEFD is RGB 205, 206, 253 — HSL 239°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CDCEFD?

Its complement is #FDFCCE; analogous partners are #CEE6FD and #E5CEFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDCEFD for text?

Black text on #CDCEFD has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.52:1.