Palettes / Colors / #CDE2FE

#CDE2FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDE2FE is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#CDE2FE 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 #FEE9CD; it also sits naturally between #CDFBFE and #D0CDFE. 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 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

CSS code for #CDE2FE

.text { color: #CDE2FE; }
.background { background-color: #CDE2FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDE2FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 226, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(214, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDE2FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 226, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDE2FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 226, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDE2FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDE2FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDE2FE

Tints of #CDE2FE

Tones of #CDE2FE

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEE9CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CDE2FE: #000000.

How #CDE2FE 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 #CDE2FE 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

← #CDE2FD  ·  #CDE2FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDE2FE?

#CDE2FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 226, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDE2FE?

#CDE2FE is RGB 205, 226, 254 — HSL 214°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDE2FE?

Its complement is #FEE9CD; analogous partners are #CDFBFE and #D0CDFE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDE2FE for text?

Black text on #CDE2FE has a contrast ratio of 15.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.