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#CEDCFA — Pale Vivid Blue

#CEDCFA 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 #CEDCFA 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.

#CEDCFA 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 #FAEBCC; it also sits naturally between #CCF1FA and #D5CCFA. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEDCFA · RGB 206, 220, 250

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Color values

HEX#CEDCFA
RGB206, 220, 250
HSL221°, 81%, 89%
HSV221°, 18%, 98%
CMYK18%, 12%, 0%, 2%
XYZ68.30, 71.21, 100.59
Yxy71.21, 0.2845, 0.2966
CIE-Lab87.59, 1.36, -16.19
Hunter Lab84.39, 1.33, -16.82

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 98%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEDCFA

.text { color: #CEDCFA; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCFA; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCFA; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 250); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 81%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCFA; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 250, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCFA; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 250, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEDCFA

#A7C0F6#7EA2F1#5988EE#2F6AE9#1754D9#1244AF#0F368A#0A2661#06173C#020712

Tints of #CEDCFA

#D1DEFA#D1DEFA#D5E1FB#DAE5FB#DFE8FC#DFE8FC#E3EBFC#E8EEFD#E8EEFD#EDF2FD

Tones of #CEDCFA

#D0DCF6#D3DDF3#D6DEF0#D9DFED#DCE1E9#E0E2E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FAEBCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.38:1 Fails
Against black text15.24:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEDCFA: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDCFA

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 #CEDCFA: ·

How #CEDCFA looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D4F3Deuteranopia · #D3D2F1Tritanopia · #CFEDEC

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 #CEDCFA rather than the exact color:

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

Similar colors

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

#CADEFC#CCDEF5#D2E0FB#D2DAFF#D1DEF3#C5DFF8#C7E0F4#CCDAF0#C8E4FE#D7DBF4#C7E1F3#C4D9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDCF9  ·  #CEDCFB →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDCFA?

#CEDCFA is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 220, 250). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCFA?

#CEDCFA is RGB 206, 220, 250 — HSL 221°, 81%, 89% — CMYK 18%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CEDCFA?

Its complement is #FAEBCC; analogous partners are #CCF1FA and #D5CCFA. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDCFA for text?

Black text on #CEDCFA has a contrast ratio of 15.24:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.