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#CDEBFA — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDEBFA 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 #CDEBFA 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.

#CDEBFA 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 #FADBCC; it also sits naturally between #CCFAF2 and #CCD4FA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEBFA · RGB 205, 235, 250

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Color values

HEX#CDEBFA
RGB205, 235, 250
HSL200°, 82%, 89%
HSV200°, 18%, 98%
CMYK18%, 6%, 0%, 2%
XYZ72.14, 79.30, 101.95
Yxy79.30, 0.2847, 0.3130
CIE-Lab91.37, -6.71, -10.54
Hunter Lab89.05, -6.58, -10.79

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

CSS code for #CDEBFA

.text { color: #CDEBFA; }
.background { background-color: #CDEBFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEBFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 235, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEBFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 235, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEBFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 235, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDEBFA

#A7DCF6#7DCBF2#58BCEE#2EACEA#1699DA#117BB0#0E618B#0A4461#062A3C#020D13

Tints of #CDEBFA

#D1ECFA#D1ECFA#D5EEFB#DAF0FB#DFF2FC#DFF2FC#E3F4FC#E8F6FD#E8F6FD#ECF8FD

Tones of #CDEBFA

#CFE9F7#D2E8F3#D6E7F0#D9E6ED#DCE5E9#E0E4E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FADBCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.25:1 Fails
Against black text16.86:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEBFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEBFA

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 #CDEBFA: ·

How #CDEBFA 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 · #D8D6F6Tritanopia · #CFF4F3

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 #CDEBFA rather than the exact color:

Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7
Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette D4ebf8
#D4EBF8 · #1F509A · #0A3981 · #E38E49

Similar colors

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

#CDE8F6#CFEBFF#D1E9F6#CAF0F8#CAEDFF#D4EBF8#CFECF3#CBF1F5#D1F0F5#CFEAF2#C7EEFF#CEE6F3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEBF9  ·  #CDEBFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEBFA?

#CDEBFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 235, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEBFA?

#CDEBFA is RGB 205, 235, 250 — HSL 200°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 18%, 6%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CDEBFA?

Its complement is #FADBCC; analogous partners are #CCFAF2 and #CCD4FA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEBFA for text?

Black text on #CDEBFA has a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.25:1.