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#CDEEFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDEEFE 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 #CDEEFE 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.

#CDEEFE 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 #FEDDCD; it also sits naturally between #CDFEF6 and #CDD5FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDEEFE · RGB 205, 238, 254

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Color values

HEX#CDEEFE
RGB205, 238, 254
HSL200°, 96%, 90%
HSV200°, 19%, 100%
CMYK19%, 6%, 0%, 0%
XYZ73.64, 81.28, 105.57
Yxy81.28, 0.2827, 0.3120
CIE-Lab92.26, -7.40, -11.30
Hunter Lab90.16, -7.28, -11.66

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 6% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CDEEFE

.text { color: #CDEEFE; }
.background { background-color: #CDEEFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDEEFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 238, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(200, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDEEFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 238, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDEEFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 238, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CDEEFE

#A0DEFD#78D0FC#4BC1FB#23B3FB#059EEB#0480BE#036596#024769#012C41#000D14

Tints of #CDEEFE

#D2EFFE#D2EFFE#D7F1FE#D7F1FE#DCF3FE#E1F5FE#E1F5FE#E6F6FE#E6F6FE#EBF8FF

Tones of #CDEEFE

#D1ECFA#D4EBF7#D7EAF4#DBE9F0#DFE8EC#E2E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEDDCD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.22:1 Fails
Against black text17.26:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDEEFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDEEFE

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 #CDEEFE: ·

How #CDEEFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDCFADeuteranopia · #D9D7F9Tritanopia · #CFF7F6

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 #CDEEFE rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737
Palette Fff9d0
#FFF9D0 · #CAF4FF · #A0DEFF · #5AB2FF
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette 00a9ff
#00A9FF · #89CFF3 · #A0E9FF · #CDF5FD

Similar colors

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

#CAEDFF#CFEBFF#C7EEFF#CAF4FF#CAF0F8#CDF5FD#D3F4FF#CBF1F5#D4EBF8#C6E7FF#CDE8F6#D1F0F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDEEFD  ·  #CDEEFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDEEFE?

#CDEEFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 238, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDEEFE?

#CDEEFE is RGB 205, 238, 254 — HSL 200°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 6%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDEEFE?

Its complement is #FEDDCD; analogous partners are #CDFEF6 and #CDD5FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDEEFE for text?

Black text on #CDEEFE has a contrast ratio of 17.26:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.22:1.