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#CFCFFD — Pale Vivid Blue

#CFCFFD 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 #CFCFFD 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.

#CFCFFD 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 #FDFDCE; it also sits naturally between #CEE6FD and #E6CEFD. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFCFFD · RGB 207, 207, 253

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Color values

HEX#CFCFFD
RGB207, 207, 253
HSL240°, 92%, 90%
HSV240°, 18%, 99%
CMYK18%, 18%, 0%, 1%
XYZ65.77, 64.98, 102.00
Yxy64.98, 0.2826, 0.2792
CIE-Lab84.47, 9.18, -22.46
Hunter Lab80.61, 9.02, -23.87

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

CSS code for #CFCFFD

.text { color: #CFCFFD; }
.background { background-color: #CFCFFD; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFCFFD; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 207, 253); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(240, 92%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFCFFD; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 207, 253, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFCFFD; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 207, 253, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFCFFD

#A2A2FB#7B7BF9#4F4FF8#2828F6#0A0AE6#0808BA#060693#040467#030340#010114

Tints of #CFCFFD

#D3D3FD#D3D3FD#D8D8FD#D8D8FD#DDDDFE#E2E2FE#E2E2FE#E7E7FE#E7E7FE#EBEBFE

Tones of #CFCFFD

#D1D1FA#D5D5F6#D8D8F3#DCDCEF#DFDFEC#E2E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FDFDCE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.50:1 Fails
Against black text14.00:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFCFFD: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFCFFD

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 #CFCFFD: ·

How #CFCFFD looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #CFCFF2Deuteranopia · #CFCFEFTritanopia · #CFE9E7

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 #CFCFFD rather than the exact color:

Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Palette F3f8ff
#F3F8FF · #DEECFF · #C6CFFF · #E8D3FF
Golden Whisper
#AC9C12 · #D5EB46 · #1E33E7 · #CBC8F6
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Modern Ruby Cinder
#C9D1F3 · #637BDE · #1C2F7D · #141F4D

Similar colors

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

#D3D1F5#C6CFFF#CBC8F6#D2DAFF#DAD2FF#C9D1F3#D7D2F4#C4D7FF#C3CFF6#D9D3F4#CDC1FF#C4D9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFCFFC  ·  #CFCFFE →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFCFFD?

#CFCFFD is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 207, 253). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFCFFD?

#CFCFFD is RGB 207, 207, 253 — HSL 240°, 92%, 90% — CMYK 18%, 18%, 0%, 1%.

What colors go with #CFCFFD?

Its complement is #FDFDCE; analogous partners are #CEE6FD and #E6CEFD. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFCFFD for text?

Black text on #CFCFFD has a contrast ratio of 14.00:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.50:1.