Palettes / Colors / #CECCFA

#CECCFA — Pale Vivid Blue

#CECCFA is a blue color we call Pale Vivid Blue, closest to the named color Lavender (#E6E6FA). It belongs to the blue family.

#CECCFA 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 #F8FACC; it also sits naturally between #CCE1FA and #E5CCFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 80% · Blue 98%

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

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

Previews

CSS code for #CECCFA

.text { color: #CECCFA; }
.background { background-color: #CECCFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECCFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 204, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(243, 82%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECCFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 204, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECCFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 204, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CECCFA

Tints of #CECCFA

Tones of #CECCFA

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8FACC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CECCFA: #000000.

How #CECCFA looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CECCFA rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CECCF9  ·  #CECCFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECCFA?

#CECCFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 204, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECCFA?

#CECCFA is RGB 206, 204, 250 — HSL 243°, 82%, 89% — CMYK 18%, 18%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CECCFA?

Its complement is #F8FACC; analogous partners are #CCE1FA and #E5CCFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECCFA for text?

Black text on #CECCFA has a contrast ratio of 13.64:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.