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#CDDDFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDDDFF 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 #CDDDFF 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.

#CDDDFF 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 #FFEFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCF6FF and #D5CCFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDDDFF · RGB 205, 221, 255

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Color values

HEX#CDDDFF
RGB205, 221, 255
HSL221°, 100%, 90%
HSV221°, 20%, 100%
CMYK20%, 13%, 0%, 0%
XYZ69.08, 71.91, 104.85
Yxy71.91, 0.2810, 0.2925
CIE-Lab87.93, 1.60, -18.31
Hunter Lab84.80, 1.57, -19.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 20% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CDDDFF

.text { color: #CDDDFF; }
.background { background-color: #CDDDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDDDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 221, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDDDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 221, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDDDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 221, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDDDFF

#9EBDFF#75A1FF#4782FF#1F66FF#004CF0#003DC2#003099#00226B#001542#000614

Tints of #CDDDFF

#D1E0FF#D1E0FF#D6E3FF#D6E3FF#DBE7FF#E0EAFF#E0EAFF#E5EEFF#E5EEFF#EBF1FF

Tones of #CDDDFF

#D0DDFB#D3DFF8#D7E0F4#DBE1F0#DEE3ED#E2E4E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFEFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.38:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDDDFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDDDFF

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 #CDDDFF: ·

How #CDDDFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D4F7Deuteranopia · #D3D2F5Tritanopia · #CEF0EF

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 #CDDDFF rather than the exact color:

Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Palette 6b76ff
#6B76FF · #A5AEFF · #C8E4FE · #FEFFE0
Palette Fbfbfb
#FBFBFB · #E8F9FF · #C4D9FF · #C5BAFF

Similar colors

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

#CADEFC#D2DAFF#D2E0FB#C8E4FE#C4D9FF#CCDEF5#C5DFF8#C4D7FF#C4E4FF#C2D9FF#C6E7FF#D1DEF3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDDDFE  ·  #CDDE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDDDFF?

#CDDDFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 221, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDDDFF?

#CDDDFF is RGB 205, 221, 255 — HSL 221°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 20%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDDDFF?

Its complement is #FFEFCC; analogous partners are #CCF6FF and #D5CCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDDDFF for text?

Black text on #CDDDFF has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.