Palettes / Colors / #CEDCFB

#CEDCFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#CEDCFB 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 #CEDCFB 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.

#CEDCFB 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 #FBEDD0; it also sits naturally between #D0F3FB and #D8D0FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

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

CSS code for #CEDCFB

.text { color: #CEDCFB; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(221, 85%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 251, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBEDD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDCFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDCFB

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:

How #CEDCFB looks with color blindness

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

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:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CEDCFB rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDCFA  ·  #CEDCFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDCFB?

#CEDCFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 220, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCFB?

#CEDCFB is RGB 206, 220, 251 — HSL 221°, 85%, 90% — CMYK 18%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CEDCFB?

Its complement is #FBEDD0; analogous partners are #D0F3FB and #D8D0FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDCFB for text?

Black text on #CEDCFB has a contrast ratio of 15.25:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.38:1.