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#CEE2FB — Pale Vivid Blue

#CEE2FB 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 #CEE2FB 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.

#CEE2FB 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 #FBE8D0; it also sits naturally between #D0F9FB and #D2D0FB. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CEE2FB · RGB 206, 226, 251

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Color values

HEX#CEE2FB
RGB206, 226, 251
HSL213°, 85%, 90%
HSV213°, 18%, 98%
CMYK18%, 10%, 0%, 2%
XYZ70.06, 74.48, 101.95
Yxy74.48, 0.2842, 0.3022
CIE-Lab89.15, -1.56, -14.37
Hunter Lab86.30, -1.53, -14.88

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 89% · Blue 98%

Cyan 18% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 2%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CEE2FB on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CEE2FB on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CEE2FB

.text { color: #CEE2FB; }
.background { background-color: #CEE2FB; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CEE2FB; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(206, 226, 251); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(213, 85%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CEE2FB; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(206, 226, 251, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CEE2FB; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(206, 226, 251, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CEE2FB">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CEE2FB">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CEE2FB

#A5CAF8#80B4F5#559BF1#2F85EE#126EDE#0F59B3#0B468E#083163#051E3D#020913

Tints of #CEE2FB

#D5E6FC#D5E6FC#D9E9FC#D9E9FC#DEECFC#E3EEFD#E3EEFD#E7F1FD#E7F1FD#ECF4FD

Tones of #CEE2FB

#D3E4F8#D6E4F5#D9E4F2#DCE5EF#DFE5EC#E2E5E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBE8D0:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.32:1 Fails
Against black text15.90:1 AAA

Best text color on #CEE2FB: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CEE2FB

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 #CEE2FB: ·

How #CEE2FB looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D7F5Deuteranopia · #D6D4F4Tritanopia · #CFF0EF

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 #CEE2FB rather than the exact color:

Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette 6b76ff
#6B76FF · #A5AEFF · #C8E4FE · #FEFFE0
Burning Ruby Harbor
#CCDEF5 · #96BBE8 · #77A8E3 · #2D6AB3
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7

Similar colors

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

#D2E0FB#CADEFC#C8E4FE#CCDEF5#CDE8F6#CEE6F3#D1E9F6#D1DEF3#D2DAFF#CFEBFF#C5DFF8#C7E0F4

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CEE2FA  ·  #CEE2FC →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CEE2FB?

#CEE2FB is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 206, 226, 251). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CEE2FB?

#CEE2FB is RGB 206, 226, 251 — HSL 213°, 85%, 90% — CMYK 18%, 10%, 0%, 2%.

What colors go with #CEE2FB?

Its complement is #FBE8D0; analogous partners are #D0F9FB and #D2D0FB. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CEE2FB for text?

Black text on #CEE2FB has a contrast ratio of 15.90:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.32:1.