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#CDEBF9 — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDEBF9 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 #CDEBF9 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.

#CDEBF9 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 #F9DBCD; it also sits naturally between #CDF9F1 and #CDD5F9. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEBF9 · RGB 205, 235, 249

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Color values

HEX#CDEBF9
RGB205, 235, 249
HSL199°, 79%, 89%
HSV199°, 18%, 98%
CMYK18%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ71.98, 79.24, 101.12
Yxy79.24, 0.2853, 0.3140
CIE-Lab91.34, -6.92, -10.06
Hunter Lab89.01, -6.78, -10.27

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 92% · Blue 98%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDEBF9 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDEBF9 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDEBF9

.text { color: #CDEBF9; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBF9; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEBF9; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 249); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(199, 79%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEBF9; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 249, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEBF9; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 249, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDEBF9">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDEBF9">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDEBF9

#A8DDF5#7FCCF0#5BBEEC#32ADE7#199BD7#147DAD#106389#0B4560#072B3B#020D12

Tints of #CDEBF9

#D1EDFA#D1EDFA#D6EFFA#DAF1FB#DFF2FB#DFF2FB#E4F4FC#E8F6FC#E8F6FC#EDF8FD

Tones of #CDEBF9

#D0EAF6#D3E9F3#D6E8F0#D9E6EC#DCE5E9#E0E4E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F9DBCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.85:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEBF9: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEBF9

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 #CDEBF9: ·

How #CDEBF9 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DADAF6Deuteranopia · #D8D6F5Tritanopia · #CFF3F2

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 #CDEBF9 rather than the exact color:

Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette F9b2d7
#F9B2D7 · #CFECF3 · #DAF9DE · #F6FFDC
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEBF8  ·  #CDEBFA →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEBF9?

#CDEBF9 is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 235, 249). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEBF9?

#CDEBF9 is RGB 205, 235, 249 — HSL 199°, 79%, 89% — CMYK 18%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CDEBF9?

Its complement is #F9DBCD; analogous partners are #CDF9F1 and #CDD5F9. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEBF9 for text?

Black text on #CDEBF9 has a contrast ratio of 16.85:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.