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#CFE2FF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CFE2FF 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 #CFE2FF 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.

#CFE2FF 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 #FFEDD1; it also sits naturally between #D1FAFF and #D6D1FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFE2FF · RGB 207, 226, 255

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Color values

HEX#CFE2FF
RGB207, 226, 255
HSL216°, 100%, 91%
HSV216°, 19%, 100%
CMYK19%, 11%, 0%, 0%
XYZ70.98, 74.88, 105.32
Yxy74.88, 0.2826, 0.2981
CIE-Lab89.34, -0.41, -16.18
Hunter Lab86.53, -0.40, -16.93

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 89% · Blue 100%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 11% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #CFE2FF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #CFE2FF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #CFE2FF

.text { color: #CFE2FF; }
.background { background-color: #CFE2FF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFE2FF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 226, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(216, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFE2FF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 226, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFE2FF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 226, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#CFE2FF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#CFE2FF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #CFE2FF

#A3C8FF#7AAFFF#4D94FF#1F78FF#0062F5#0050C7#003D99#002B6B#001B42#000814

Tints of #CFE2FF

#D6E7FF#D6E7FF#DBEAFF#DBEAFF#E0EDFF#E0EDFF#E5F0FF#E5F0FF#EBF3FF#EBF3FF

Tones of #CFE2FF

#D4E4FC#D8E5F8#DBE5F5#DEE6F2#E1E7EF#E5E7EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFEDD1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.31:1 Fails
Against black text15.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFE2FF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFE2FF

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 #CFE2FF: ·

How #CFE2FF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D7D7F8Deuteranopia · #D6D5F6Tritanopia · #D0F2F1

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 #CFE2FF rather than the exact color:

Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #F9F3CC · #D7E5CA · #8EACCD
Palette D2e0fb
#D2E0FB · #FEF9D9 · #DEE5D4 · #8EACCD
Palette Defcf9
#DEFCF9 · #CADEFC · #C3BEF0 · #CCA8E9
Palette 6b76ff
#6B76FF · #A5AEFF · #C8E4FE · #FEFFE0
Palette B1b2ff
#B1B2FF · #AAC4FF · #D2DAFF · #EEF1FF
Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF

Similar colors

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

#D2E0FB#CADEFC#C8E4FE#D2DAFF#CFEBFF#C6E7FF#CDE8F6#C4E4FF#CCDEF5#D1E9F6#CAEDFF#D4EBF8

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFE2FE  ·  #CFE300 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFE2FF?

#CFE2FF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 226, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFE2FF?

#CFE2FF is RGB 207, 226, 255 — HSL 216°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 19%, 11%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CFE2FF?

Its complement is #FFEDD1; analogous partners are #D1FAFF and #D6D1FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFE2FF for text?

Black text on #CFE2FF has a contrast ratio of 15.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.31:1.