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#CFDFF7 — Pale Blue

#CFDFF7 is a blue color we call Pale 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 #CFDFF7 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.

#CFDFF7 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 #F7E7CF; it also sits naturally between #CFF3F7 and #D3CFF7. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFDFF7 · RGB 207, 223, 247

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Color values

HEX#CFDFF7
RGB207, 223, 247
HSL216°, 71%, 89%
HSV216°, 16%, 97%
CMYK16%, 10%, 0%, 3%
XYZ68.91, 72.76, 98.41
Yxy72.76, 0.2870, 0.3031
CIE-Lab88.33, -0.53, -13.49
Hunter Lab85.30, -0.52, -13.85

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 97%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFDFF7 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFDFF7 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFDFF7

.text { color: #CFDFF7; }
.background { background-color: #CFDFF7; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDFF7; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 223, 247); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 71%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDFF7; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 223, 247, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDFF7; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 223, 247, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDFF7">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDFF7">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFDFF7

#ACC8F1#85ADEA#6296E4#3B7CDE#2367CD#1C53A6#164283#102E5C#0A1C39#030911

Tints of #CFDFF7

#D3E2F8#D3E2F8#D8E5F8#DCE8F9#E0EBFA#E0EBFA#E5EEFB#E9F0FB#E9F0FB#EEF3FC

Tones of #CFDFF7

#D2E0F4#D5E0F1#D7E1EE#DBE1EB#DDE2E9#E0E2E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F7E7CF:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.55:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFDFF7: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDFF7

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 #CFDFF7: ·

How #CFDFF7 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6F1Deuteranopia · #D5D4F0Tritanopia · #D0EDEC

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 #CFDFF7 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Harbor
#CCDEF5 · #96BBE8 · #77A8E3 · #2D6AB3
Crystal Ruby Petal
#184A9A · #D82268 · #7BE03D · #D1DEF3
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette 6c3428
#6C3428 · #BA704F · #DFA878 · #CEE6F3

Similar colors

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

#CCDEF5#D1DEF3#D2E0FB#CADEFC#CEE6F3#D1DEEF#C7E0F4#CCDAF0#C7E1F3#CDE8F6#D7DBF4#D2DAFF

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFDFF6  ·  #CFDFF8 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDFF7?

#CFDFF7 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 223, 247). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDFF7?

#CFDFF7 is RGB 207, 223, 247 — HSL 216°, 71%, 89% — CMYK 16%, 10%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #CFDFF7?

Its complement is #F7E7CF; analogous partners are #CFF3F7 and #D3CFF7. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDFF7 for text?

Black text on #CFDFF7 has a contrast ratio of 15.55:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.