Palettes / Colors / #CEDEF4
#CEDEF4 — Pale Blue
#CEDEF4 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 #CEDEF4 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.
#CEDEF4 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 #F4E4CD; it also sits naturally between #CDF0F4 and #D0CDF4. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.
Color values
| HEX | #CEDEF4 |
|---|---|
| RGB | 206, 222, 244 |
| HSL | 215°, 63%, 88% |
| HSV | 215°, 16%, 96% |
| CMYK | 16%, 9%, 0%, 4% |
| XYZ | 67.90, 71.90, 95.89 |
| Yxy | 71.90, 0.2881, 0.3050 |
| CIE-Lab | 87.92, -0.94, -12.53 |
| Hunter Lab | 84.79, -0.92, -12.78 |
RGB & CMYK percentages
Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 96%
Cyan 16% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 0% · Key 4%
CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.
Previews
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CSS code for #CEDEF4
.text { color: #CEDEF4; }
.background { background-color: #CEDEF4; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDEF4; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 222, 244); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(215, 63%, 88%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDEF4; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 222, 244, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDEF4; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 222, 244, 0.8); }
HTML: <p style="color:#CEDEF4">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEDEF4">Div content here</div>
Shades of #CEDEF4
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Tones of #CEDEF4
Color harmonies
Complementary — #F4E4CD:
Analogous:
Triadic:
Contrast & accessibility
| Against white text | 1.37:1 Fails |
|---|---|
| Against black text | 15.38:1 AAA |
Best text color on #CEDEF4: #000000.
Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDEF4
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:
Smaller body text shows the effect best.
Blended color: · Contrast against #CEDEF4: ·
How #CEDEF4 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 #CEDEF4 rather than the exact color:
Similar colors
The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:
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Frequently asked questions
What color is #CEDEF4?
#CEDEF4 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 222, 244). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.
What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDEF4?
#CEDEF4 is RGB 206, 222, 244 — HSL 215°, 63%, 88% — CMYK 16%, 9%, 0%, 4%.
What colors go with #CEDEF4?
Its complement is #F4E4CD; analogous partners are #CDF0F4 and #D0CDF4. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.
Can I use #CEDEF4 for text?
Black text on #CEDEF4 has a contrast ratio of 15.38:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.37:1.