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#CEDDFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#CEDDFC 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 #CEDDFC 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.

#CEDDFC 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 #FCEDCF; it also sits naturally between #CFF4FC and #D7CFFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEDDFC · RGB 206, 221, 252

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Color values

HEX#CEDDFC
RGB206, 221, 252
HSL220°, 88%, 90%
HSV220°, 18%, 99%
CMYK18%, 12%, 0%, 1%
XYZ68.88, 71.86, 102.34
Yxy71.86, 0.2834, 0.2956
CIE-Lab87.90, 1.26, -16.77
Hunter Lab84.77, 1.23, -17.50

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 99%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 12% · Yellow 0% · Key 1%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CEDDFC

.text { color: #CEDDFC; }
.background { background-color: #CEDDFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDDFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 221, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(220, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDDFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 221, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDDFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 221, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CEDDFC

#A4C0F9#7EA6F7#5288F4#2C6EF2#0E55E1#0C44B6#093690#062665#04173E#010713

Tints of #CEDDFC

#D4E1FC#D4E1FC#D9E5FD#D9E5FD#DDE8FD#E2EBFD#E2EBFD#E7EFFD#E7EFFD#ECF2FE

Tones of #CEDDFC

#D2DFF9#D5E0F6#D9E1F2#DCE2EF#DFE3EC#E2E4E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FCEDCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

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

Best text color on #CEDDFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDDFC

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 #CEDDFC: ·

How #CEDDFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D4D5F4Deuteranopia · #D4D3F3Tritanopia · #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 #CEDDFC rather than the exact color:

Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
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#D2E0FB#D2DAFF#CCDEF5#C8E4FE#D1DEF3#C5DFF8#C7E0F4#C4D9FF#C4D7FF#C7E1F3#D7DBF4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDDFB  ·  #CEDDFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDDFC?

#CEDDFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 221, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDDFC?

#CEDDFC is RGB 206, 221, 252 — HSL 220°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 18%, 12%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CEDDFC?

Its complement is #FCEDCF; analogous partners are #CFF4FC and #D7CFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDDFC for text?

Black text on #CEDDFC has a contrast ratio of 15.37:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.