Palettes / Colors / #CEDEFB

#CEDEFB — Pale Vivid Blue

#CEDEFB 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 #CEDEFB 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.

#CEDEFB 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 #FBECD0; it also sits naturally between #D0F5FB and #D6D0FB. 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 87% · 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 #CEDEFB

.text { color: #CEDEFB; }
.background { background-color: #CEDEFB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEDEFB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 222, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(219, 85%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEDEFB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 222, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEDEFB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 222, 251, 0.8); }

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

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBECD0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #CEDEFB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEDEFB

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 #CEDEFB 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 #CEDEFB 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

← #CEDEFA  ·  #CEDEFC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEDEFB?

#CEDEFB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 222, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEDEFB?

#CEDEFB is RGB 206, 222, 251 — HSL 219°, 85%, 90% — CMYK 18%, 12%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CEDEFB?

Its complement is #FBECD0; analogous partners are #D0F5FB and #D6D0FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEDEFB for text?

Black text on #CEDEFB has a contrast ratio of 15.47:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.