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#CDEBF8 — Pale Blue

#CDEBF8 is a blue color we call Pale 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 #CDEBF8 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.

#CDEBF8 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 #F8DBCE; it also sits naturally between #CEF8F0 and #CED6F8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEBF8 · RGB 205, 235, 248

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Color values

HEX#CDEBF8
RGB205, 235, 248
HSL198°, 75%, 89%
HSV198°, 17%, 97%
CMYK17%, 5%, 0%, 3%
XYZ71.83, 79.17, 100.30
Yxy79.17, 0.2858, 0.3150
CIE-Lab91.31, -7.12, -9.58
Hunter Lab88.98, -6.98, -9.75

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 97%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEBF8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEBF8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEBF8

.text { color: #CDEBF8; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEBF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(198, 75%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEBF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEBF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEBF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEBF8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEBF8

#AADDF3#82CDED#5EBFE8#36AFE2#1E9CD2#187EAA#136386#0D465E#082B3A#030D12

Tints of #CDEBF8

#D2EDF9#D2EDF9#D7EFF9#DBF1FA#E0F3FB#E0F3FB#E4F4FB#E9F6FC#E9F6FC#EDF8FC

Tones of #CDEBF8

#D1EAF5#D4E9F2#D7E8EF#DAE7EC#DDE5E9#E0E4E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8DBCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.83:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEBF8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEBF8

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 #CDEBF8: ·

How #CDEBF8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAF5Deuteranopia · #D8D6F4Tritanopia · #CFF2F2

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 #CDEBF8 rather than the exact color:

Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Electric Ruby Cinder
#CFEAF2 · #B2B1EB · #F1D9F6 · #EDC4D4
Palette E3fdfd
#E3FDFD · #CBF1F5 · #A6E3E9 · #71C9CE

Similar colors

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

#CDE8F6#D1E9F6#CFECF3#CAF0F8#CFEAF2#CBF1F5#D4EBF8#D1F0F5#CEE6F3#CFEBFF#D0E8F2#CAEDFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEBF7  ·  #CDEBF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEBF8?

#CDEBF8 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 235, 248). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEBF8?

#CDEBF8 is RGB 205, 235, 248 — HSL 198°, 75%, 89% — CMYK 17%, 5%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #CDEBF8?

Its complement is #F8DBCE; analogous partners are #CEF8F0 and #CED6F8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEBF8 for text?

Black text on #CDEBF8 has a contrast ratio of 16.83:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.