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#CED2FB — Pale Vivid Blue

#CED2FB 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 #CED2FB 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.

#CED2FB 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 #FBF8D0; it also sits naturally between #D0E9FB and #E2D0FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CED2FB · RGB 206, 210, 251

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Color values

HEX#CED2FB
RGB206, 210, 251
HSL235°, 85%, 90%
HSV235°, 18%, 98%
CMYK18%, 16%, 0%, 2%
XYZ65.91, 66.18, 100.57
Yxy66.18, 0.2833, 0.2844
CIE-Lab85.09, 6.84, -20.48
Hunter Lab81.35, 6.71, -21.58

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 82% · Blue 98%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 16% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CED2FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CED2FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CED2FB

.text { color: #CED2FB; }
.background { background-color: #CED2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CED2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 210, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(235, 85%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CED2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 210, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CED2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 210, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CED2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CED2FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CED2FB

#A5ACF8#8089F5#5562F1#2F3FEE#1223DE#0F1CB3#0B168E#081063#050A3D#020313

Tints of #CED2FB

#D5D8FC#D5D8FC#D9DCFC#D9DCFC#DEE1FC#E3E5FD#E3E5FD#E7E9FD#E7E9FD#ECEEFD

Tones of #CED2FB

#D3D6F8#D6D9F5#D9DBF2#DCDEEF#DFE0EC#E2E3E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBF8D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.48:1 Fails
Against black text14.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #CED2FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CED2FB

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 #CED2FB: ·

How #CED2FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D0D0F1Deuteranopia · #D0CFEFTritanopia · #CEE9E8

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 #CED2FB rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Golden Ruby Twilight
#D7D2F4 · #AFA7E7 · #6C5BDC · #19114B
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CED2FA  ·  #CED2FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CED2FB?

#CED2FB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 210, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CED2FB?

#CED2FB is RGB 206, 210, 251 — HSL 235°, 85%, 90% — CMYK 18%, 16%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CED2FB?

Its complement is #FBF8D0; analogous partners are #D0E9FB and #E2D0FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CED2FB for text?

Black text on #CED2FB has a contrast ratio of 14.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.48:1.