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#CDF2FE — Pale Vivid Blue

#CDF2FE 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 #CDF2FE 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.

#CDF2FE 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 #FED9CD; it also sits naturally between #CDFEF2 and #CDD9FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CDF2FE · RGB 205, 242, 254

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Color values

HEX#CDF2FE
RGB205, 242, 254
HSL195°, 96%, 90%
HSV195°, 19%, 100%
CMYK19%, 5%, 0%, 0%
XYZ74.82, 83.64, 105.97
Yxy83.64, 0.2829, 0.3163
CIE-Lab93.29, -9.43, -9.76
Hunter Lab91.45, -9.28, -10.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 80% · Green 95% · Blue 100%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 5% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CDF2FE on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CDF2FE on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CDF2FE

.text { color: #CDF2FE; }
.background { background-color: #CDF2FE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CDF2FE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(205, 242, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(195, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CDF2FE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(205, 242, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CDF2FE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(205, 242, 254, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CDF2FE">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CDF2FE">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CDF2FE

#A0E6FD#78DBFC#4BCFFB#23C5FB#05B1EB#048FBE#037196#024F69#013141#000F14

Tints of #CDF2FE

#D2F3FE#D2F3FE#D7F4FE#D7F4FE#DCF6FE#E1F7FE#E1F7FE#E6F8FE#E6F8FE#EBFAFF

Tones of #CDF2FE

#D1F0FA#D4EEF7#D7EDF4#DBEBF0#DFE9EC#E2E7E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FED9CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.18:1 Fails
Against black text17.73:1 AAA

Best text color on #CDF2FE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CDF2FE

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 #CDF2FE: ·

How #CDF2FE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DDDDFBDeuteranopia · #DBD8FATritanopia · #CFF9F8

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 #CDF2FE rather than the exact color:

Palette 00a9ff
#00A9FF · #89CFF3 · #A0E9FF · #CDF5FD
Palette Fff9d0
#FFF9D0 · #CAF4FF · #A0DEFF · #5AB2FF
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette D3f4ff
#D3F4FF · #B2DFFB · #E7A4E4 · #FFC55C
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737

Similar colors

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

#CDF5FD#CAF4FF#CAEDFF#D3F4FF#CAF0F8#C7EEFF#CFEBFF#D4F6FF#CBF1F5#CCFBFA#C9FBFF#D1F0F5

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CDF2FD  ·  #CDF2FF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CDF2FE?

#CDF2FE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 205, 242, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CDF2FE?

#CDF2FE is RGB 205, 242, 254 — HSL 195°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 5%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CDF2FE?

Its complement is #FED9CD; analogous partners are #CDFEF2 and #CDD9FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CDF2FE for text?

Black text on #CDF2FE has a contrast ratio of 17.73:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.18:1.