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#CED0FD — Pale Vivid Blue

#CED0FD 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 #CED0FD 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.

#CED0FD 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 #FDFBCE; it also sits naturally between #CEE8FD and #E3CEFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CED0FD · RGB 206, 208, 253

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Color values

HEX#CED0FD
RGB206, 208, 253
HSL237°, 92%, 90%
HSV237°, 19%, 99%
CMYK19%, 18%, 0%, 1%
XYZ65.74, 65.33, 102.07
Yxy65.33, 0.2820, 0.2802
CIE-Lab84.65, 8.34, -22.20
Hunter Lab80.82, 8.19, -23.57

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 82% · Blue 99%

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

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

Previews

Sample text in #CED0FD on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CED0FD on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CED0FD

.text { color: #CED0FD; }
.background { background-color: #CED0FD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED0FD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 208, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(237, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED0FD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 208, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED0FD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 208, 253, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED0FD">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED0FD">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CED0FD

#A2A6FB#7B81F9#4F57F8#2832F6#0A15E6#0811BA#060D93#040967#030640#010214

Tints of #CED0FD

#D3D5FD#D3D5FD#D8DAFD#D8DAFD#DDDEFE#E2E3FE#E2E3FE#E7E8FE#E7E8FE#EBECFE

Tones of #CED0FD

#D1D3FA#D5D6F6#D8D9F3#DCDDEF#DFE0EC#E2E3E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDFBCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #CED0FD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED0FD

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 #CED0FD: ·

How #CED0FD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCFF2Deuteranopia · #CFCFF0Tritanopia · #CEEAE8

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 #CED0FD rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF

Similar colors

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

#C6CFFF#D3D1F5#D2DAFF#CBC8F6#C9D1F3#DAD2FF#C4D7FF#D7D2F4#C3CFF6#C4D9FF#D9D3F4#CADEFC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CED0FC  ·  #CED0FE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED0FD?

#CED0FD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 208, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED0FD?

#CED0FD is RGB 206, 208, 253 — HSL 237°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 18%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CED0FD?

Its complement is #FDFBCE; analogous partners are #CEE8FD and #E3CEFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED0FD for text?

Black text on #CED0FD has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.