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#CFDFF8 — Pale Blue

#CFDFF8 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 #CFDFF8 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.

#CFDFF8 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 #F8E8CE; it also sits naturally between #CEF3F8 and #D3CEF8. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFDFF8 · RGB 207, 223, 248

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Color values

HEX#CFDFF8
RGB207, 223, 248
HSL217°, 75%, 89%
HSV217°, 17%, 97%
CMYK17%, 10%, 0%, 3%
XYZ69.06, 72.82, 99.22
Yxy72.82, 0.2864, 0.3020
CIE-Lab88.36, -0.32, -13.97
Hunter Lab85.33, -0.32, -14.38

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 87% · Blue 97%

Cyan 17% · Magenta 10% · Yellow 0% · Key 3%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFDFF8 on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFDFF8 on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFDFF8

.text { color: #CFDFF8; }
.background { background-color: #CFDFF8; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFDFF8; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 223, 248); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(217, 75%, 89%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFDFF8; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 223, 248, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFDFF8; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 223, 248, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFDFF8">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFDFF8">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFDFF8

#AAC6F3#82ABED#5E93E8#3678E2#1E63D2#1850AA#133F86#0D2C5E#081B3A#030812

Tints of #CFDFF8

#D2E1F9#D2E1F9#D7E4F9#DBE7FA#E0EAFB#E0EAFB#E4EDFB#E9F0FC#E9F0FC#EDF3FC

Tones of #CFDFF8

#D1DFF5#D4DFF2#D7E0EF#DAE1EC#DDE2E9#E0E2E6

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F8E8CE:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.35:1 Fails
Against black text15.56:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFDFF8: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFDFF8

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 #CFDFF8: ·

How #CFDFF8 looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D6D6F2Deuteranopia · #D5D4F1Tritanopia · #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 #CFDFF8 rather than the exact color:

Burning Ruby Harbor
#CCDEF5 · #96BBE8 · #77A8E3 · #2D6AB3
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Crystal Ruby Petal
#184A9A · #D82268 · #7BE03D · #D1DEF3
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#D2E0FB#D1DEF3#CADEFC#CEE6F3#C7E0F4#D2DAFF#D1DEEF#CDE8F6#C7E1F3#D7DBF4#CCDAF0

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFDFF7  ·  #CFDFF9 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFDFF8?

#CFDFF8 is Pale Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 223, 248). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFDFF8?

#CFDFF8 is RGB 207, 223, 248 — HSL 217°, 75%, 89% — CMYK 17%, 10%, 0%, 3%.

What colors go with #CFDFF8?

Its complement is #F8E8CE; analogous partners are #CEF3F8 and #D3CEF8. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFDFF8 for text?

Black text on #CFDFF8 has a contrast ratio of 15.56:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.35:1.