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#CECCFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#CECCFC 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 #CECCFC 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.

#CECCFC 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 #FAFCCA; it also sits naturally between #CAE1FC and #E5CAFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CECCFC · RGB 206, 204, 252

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Color values

HEX#CECCFC
RGB206, 204, 252
HSL242°, 89%, 89%
HSV242°, 19%, 99%
CMYK18%, 19%, 0%, 1%
XYZ64.62, 63.34, 100.91
Yxy63.34, 0.2823, 0.2767
CIE-Lab83.62, 10.26, -23.24
Hunter Lab79.58, 10.07, -24.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 80% · Blue 99%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CECCFC

.text { color: #CECCFC; }
.background { background-color: #CECCFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CECCFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 204, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(242, 89%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CECCFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 204, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CECCFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 204, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CECCFC

#A6A3FA#7C78F7#5751F5#2D26F2#140DE3#100BB7#0D0891#090665#06043F#020113

Tints of #CECCFC

#D0CFFC#D0CFFC#D5D4FC#DAD8FD#DEDDFD#DEDDFD#E3E2FD#E8E7FE#E8E7FE#ECECFE

Tones of #CECCFC

#CFCEF8#D2D1F5#D6D5F1#D9D8EE#DCDCEA#E0DFE7

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAFCCA:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.54:1 Fails
Against black text13.67:1 AAA

Best text color on #CECCFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CECCFC

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 #CECCFC: ·

How #CECCFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CDCDF0Deuteranopia · #CDCDEETritanopia · #CEE7E5

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 #CECCFC rather than the exact color:

Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D
Palette Bfecff
#BFECFF · #CDC1FF · #FFF6E3 · #FFCCEA
Palette E5d9f2
#E5D9F2 · #F5EFFF · #CDC1FF · #A594F9

Similar colors

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

#CBC8F6#C6CFFF#D3D1F5#C9D1F3#CDC1FF#C3CFF6#D7D2F4#D0BFFF#DAD2FF#CAC6F0#CCCAEE#D0C9EE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CECCFB  ·  #CECCFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CECCFC?

#CECCFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 204, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CECCFC?

#CECCFC is RGB 206, 204, 252 — HSL 242°, 89%, 89% — CMYK 18%, 19%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CECCFC?

Its complement is #FAFCCA; analogous partners are #CAE1FC and #E5CAFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CECCFC for text?

Black text on #CECCFC has a contrast ratio of 13.67:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.54:1.