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#CFCEFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CFCEFF 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 #CFCEFF 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.

#CFCEFF 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 #FEFFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCE5FF and #E6CCFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFCEFF · RGB 207, 206, 255

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Color values

HEX#CFCEFF
RGB207, 206, 255
HSL241°, 100%, 90%
HSV241°, 19%, 100%
CMYK19%, 19%, 0%, 0%
XYZ65.85, 64.63, 103.61
Yxy64.63, 0.2813, 0.2761
CIE-Lab84.29, 10.14, -23.80
Hunter Lab80.39, 9.98, -25.46

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 81% · Blue 100%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 19% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFCEFF

.text { color: #CFCEFF; }
.background { background-color: #CFCEFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCEFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 206, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(241, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCEFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 206, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCEFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 206, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFCEFF

#A09EFF#7875FF#4A47FF#221FFF#0400F0#0300C2#030099#02006B#010042#000014

Tints of #CFCEFF

#D2D1FF#D2D1FF#D7D6FF#D7D6FF#DCDBFF#E1E0FF#E1E0FF#E6E5FF#E6E5FF#EBEBFF

Tones of #CFCEFF

#D0D0FB#D4D3F8#D7D7F4#DBDBF0#DEDEED#E2E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEFFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.51:1 Fails
Against black text13.93:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFCEFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCEFF

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 #CFCEFF: ·

How #CFCEFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCFF3Deuteranopia · #CFCFF0Tritanopia · #CFEAE8

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 #CFCEFF rather than the exact color:

Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Bfecff
#BFECFF · #CDC1FF · #FFF6E3 · #FFCCEA

Similar colors

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

#C6CFFF#D3D1F5#CBC8F6#DAD2FF#D2DAFF#CDC1FF#C9D1F3#D7D2F4#C4D7FF#C3CFF6#D0BFFF#C4D9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFCEFE  ·  #CFCF00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCEFF?

#CFCEFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 206, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCEFF?

#CFCEFF is RGB 207, 206, 255 — HSL 241°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 19%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CFCEFF?

Its complement is #FEFFCC; analogous partners are #CCE5FF and #E6CCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCEFF for text?

Black text on #CFCEFF has a contrast ratio of 13.93:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.51:1.