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#CFCEFC — Pale Vivid Blue

#CFCEFC 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 #CFCEFC 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.

#CFCEFC 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 #FBFCCF; it also sits naturally between #CFE5FC and #E6CFFC. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFCEFC · RGB 207, 206, 252

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Color values

HEX#CFCEFC
RGB207, 206, 252
HSL241°, 88%, 90%
HSV241°, 18%, 99%
CMYK18%, 18%, 0%, 1%
XYZ65.37, 64.44, 101.09
Yxy64.44, 0.2831, 0.2791
CIE-Lab84.19, 9.50, -22.36
Hunter Lab80.27, 9.33, -23.72

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 81% · Blue 99%

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

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFCEFC

.text { color: #CFCEFC; }
.background { background-color: #CFCEFC; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCEFC; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 206, 252); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 88%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCEFC; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 206, 252, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCEFC; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 206, 252, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFCEFC

#A5A4F9#807EF7#5552F4#2F2CF2#120EE1#0E0CB6#0B0990#080665#05043E#020113

Tints of #CFCEFC

#D5D4FC#D5D4FC#D9D9FD#D9D9FD#DEDDFD#E3E2FD#E3E2FD#E7E7FD#E7E7FD#ECECFE

Tones of #CFCEFC

#D3D2F9#D6D5F6#D9D9F2#DCDCEF#DFDFEC#E2E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FBFCCF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.89:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFCEFC: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCEFC

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 #CFCEFC: ·

How #CFCEFC looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCFF1Deuteranopia · #CFCFEETritanopia · #CFE8E6

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 #CFCEFC rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D
Golden Ruby Twilight
#D7D2F4 · #AFA7E7 · #6C5BDC · #19114B
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF

Similar colors

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

#D3D1F5#CBC8F6#C6CFFF#C9D1F3#D7D2F4#DAD2FF#D2DAFF#C3CFF6#CDC1FF#D9D3F4#C4D7FF#CCCAEE

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFCEFB  ·  #CFCEFD →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCEFC?

#CFCEFC is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 206, 252). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCEFC?

#CFCEFC is RGB 207, 206, 252 — HSL 241°, 88%, 90% — CMYK 18%, 18%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CFCEFC?

Its complement is #FBFCCF; analogous partners are #CFE5FC and #E6CFFC. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCEFC for text?

Black text on #CFCEFC has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.