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#CEDCFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#CEDCFD 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 #CEDCFD 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.

#CEDCFD 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 #FDEFCE; it also sits naturally between #CEF4FD and #D7CEFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEDCFD · RGB 206, 220, 253

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Color values

HEX#CEDCFD
RGB206, 220, 253
HSL222°, 92%, 90%
HSV222°, 19%, 99%
CMYK19%, 13%, 0%, 1%
XYZ68.78, 71.40, 103.09
Yxy71.40, 0.2827, 0.2935
CIE-Lab87.68, 1.99, -17.63
Hunter Lab84.50, 1.96, -18.47

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 86% · Blue 99%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEDCFD

.text { color: #CEDCFD; }
.background { background-color: #CEDCFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDCFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 220, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDCFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 220, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDCFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 220, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEDCFD

#A2BDFB#7BA1F9#4F81F8#2866F6#0A4CE6#083DBA#063093#042267#031540#010614

Tints of #CEDCFD

#D3E0FD#D3E0FD#D8E3FD#D8E3FD#DDE7FE#E2EAFE#E2EAFE#E7EEFE#E7EEFE#EBF1FE

Tones of #CEDCFD

#D1DDFA#D5DFF6#D8E0F3#DCE2EF#DFE3EC#E2E4E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDEFCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.28:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEDCFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDCFD

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 #CEDCFD: ·

How #CEDCFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D4F5Deuteranopia · #D3D2F3Tritanopia · #CFEFED

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 #CEDCFD rather than the exact color:

Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Burning Ruby Harbor
#CCDEF5 · #96BBE8 · #77A8E3 · #2D6AB3
Palette 6b76ff
#6B76FF · #A5AEFF · #C8E4FE · #FEFFE0

Similar colors

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

#CADEFC#D2DAFF#D2E0FB#CCDEF5#C8E4FE#D1DEF3#C4D9FF#C5DFF8#C4D7FF#C7E0F4#C2D9FF#D7DBF4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDCFC  ·  #CEDCFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDCFD?

#CEDCFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 220, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDCFD?

#CEDCFD is RGB 206, 220, 253 — HSL 222°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 13%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CEDCFD?

Its complement is #FDEFCE; analogous partners are #CEF4FD and #D7CEFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDCFD for text?

Black text on #CEDCFD has a contrast ratio of 15.28:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.