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#CEDCF8 — Pale Blue

#CEDCF8 is a blue color we call Pale 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 #CEDCF8 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.

#CEDCF8 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 #F8EACE; it also sits naturally between #CEF1F8 and #D5CEF8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEDCF8 · RGB 206, 220, 248

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Color values

HEX#CEDCF8
RGB206, 220, 248
HSL220°, 75%, 89%
HSV220°, 17%, 97%
CMYK17%, 11%, 0%, 3%
XYZ67.99, 71.09, 98.94
Yxy71.09, 0.2856, 0.2987
CIE-Lab87.53, 0.93, -15.23
Hunter Lab84.31, 0.91, -15.73

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 97%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEDCF8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEDCF8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEDCF8

.text { color: #CEDCF8; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 75%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEDCF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDCF8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEDCF8

#AAC2F3#82A6ED#5E8CE8#3670E2#1E5AD2#1849AA#133986#0D285E#08193A#030812

Tints of #CEDCF8

#D2DFF9#D2DFF9#D7E2F9#DBE6FA#E0E9FB#E0E9FB#E4ECFB#E9EFFC#E9EFFC#EDF2FC

Tones of #CEDCF8

#D1DDF5#D4DEF2#D7DFEF#DAE0EC#DDE1E9#E0E2E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8EACE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.22:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEDCF8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDCF8

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 #CEDCF8: ·

How #CEDCF8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D4F1Deuteranopia · #D3D2F0Tritanopia · #CFECEB

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 #CEDCF8 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Harbor
#CCDEF5 · #96BBE8 · #77A8E3 · #2D6AB3
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Crystal Ruby Petal
#184A9A · #D82268 · #7BE03D · #D1DEF3
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF

Similar colors

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

#CCDEF5#CADEFC#D1DEF3#D2E0FB#D2DAFF#CCDAF0#C7E0F4#C5DFF8#D1DEEF#D7DBF4#C7E1F3#CEE6F3

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDCF7  ·  #CEDCF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDCF8?

#CEDCF8 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 220, 248). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCF8?

#CEDCF8 is RGB 206, 220, 248 — HSL 220°, 75%, 89% — CMYK 17%, 11%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #CEDCF8?

Its complement is #F8EACE; analogous partners are #CEF1F8 and #D5CEF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDCF8 for text?

Black text on #CEDCF8 has a contrast ratio of 15.22:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.