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#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.

#CEDEF4 · RGB 206, 222, 244

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Color values

HEX#CEDEF4
RGB206, 222, 244
HSL215°, 63%, 88%
HSV215°, 16%, 96%
CMYK16%, 9%, 0%, 4%
XYZ67.90, 71.90, 95.89
Yxy71.90, 0.2881, 0.3050
CIE-Lab87.92, -0.94, -12.53
Hunter Lab84.79, -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

Sample text in #CEDEF4 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEDEF4 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

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

#ACC7EC#86ADE4#6597DC#407DD4#2B69BF#24579E#1B4279#143057#0B1B32#040911

Tints of #CEDEF4

#D1E0F5#D5E3F6#D5E3F6#DAE6F7#DEE8F7#E2EBF8#E6EEF9#E6EEF9#EAF1FA#EEF4FB

Tones of #CEDEF4

#D0DEF1#D3DEEE#D5DFEB#D8DFE9#DBDFE6#DEE0E3

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F4E4CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.37:1 Fails
Against black text15.38:1 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:

100%
Sample heading text
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:

Protanopia · #D5D5EFDeuteranopia · #D4D3EDTritanopia · #CFEAEA

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 #CEDEF4 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Harbor
#CCDEF5 · #96BBE8 · #77A8E3 · #2D6AB3
Crystal Ruby Petal
#184A9A · #D82268 · #7BE03D · #D1DEF3
Tender Ruby Harbor
#784C20 · #D0874D · #3982CB · #D1DEEF
Royal Ruby Garden
#8D771E · #DFE171 · #637CDE · #CCDAF0
Gentle Ruby Voyage
#A45A15 · #EDBC72 · #2487E3 · #C7E0F4
Velvet Lagoon
#1D2F55 · #0DA09A · #49A6C1 · #C7E1F3

Similar colors

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

#CCDEF5#D1DEF3#D1DEEF#CCDAF0#C7E0F4#C7E1F3#CEE2ED#CADEED#CEE6F3#D2E0FB#C9DDED#CADEFC

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEDEF3  ·  #CEDEF5 →

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.