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#CFDDFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CFDDFF 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 #CFDDFF 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.

#CFDDFF 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 #FFF1D1; it also sits naturally between #D1F6FF and #DAD1FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFDDFF · RGB 207, 221, 255

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Color values

HEX#CFDDFF
RGB207, 221, 255
HSL222°, 100%, 91%
HSV222°, 19%, 100%
CMYK19%, 13%, 0%, 0%
XYZ69.64, 72.20, 104.87
Yxy72.20, 0.2823, 0.2926
CIE-Lab88.06, 2.20, -18.09
Hunter Lab84.97, 2.17, -19.03

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 100%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFDDFF

.text { color: #CFDDFF; }
.background { background-color: #CFDDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 221, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(222, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 221, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 221, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFDDFF

#A3BFFF#7AA2FF#4D82FF#1F62FF#0049F5#003CC7#002E99#00206B#001442#000614

Tints of #CFDDFF

#D6E2FF#D6E2FF#DBE6FF#DBE6FF#E0EAFF#E0EAFF#E5EDFF#E5EDFF#EBF1FF#EBF1FF

Tones of #CFDDFF

#D4E0FC#D8E2F8#DBE3F5#DEE4F2#E1E5EF#E5E7EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFF1D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.36:1 Fails
Against black text15.44:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFDDFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDDFF

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 #CFDDFF: ·

How #CFDDFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D5D5F7Deuteranopia · #D4D3F5Tritanopia · #D0F0EF

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 #CFDDFF rather than the exact color:

Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
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

Similar colors

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

#D2DAFF#D2E0FB#CADEFC#C8E4FE#CCDEF5#C4D9FF#D1DEF3#C5DFF8#C4D7FF#C4E4FF#C6E7FF#C2D9FF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFDDFE  ·  #CFDE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDDFF?

#CFDDFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 221, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDDFF?

#CFDDFF is RGB 207, 221, 255 — HSL 222°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 19%, 13%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CFDDFF?

Its complement is #FFF1D1; analogous partners are #D1F6FF and #DAD1FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDDFF for text?

Black text on #CFDDFF has a contrast ratio of 15.44:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.36:1.