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#CFEBFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CFEBFF 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 #CFEBFF 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.

#CFEBFF 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 #FFE4D1; it also sits naturally between #D1FFFB and #D1D5FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFEBFF · RGB 207, 235, 255

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Color values

HEX#CFEBFF
RGB207, 235, 255
HSL205°, 100%, 91%
HSV205°, 19%, 100%
CMYK19%, 8%, 0%, 0%
XYZ73.49, 79.90, 106.16
Yxy79.90, 0.2831, 0.3078
CIE-Lab91.64, -5.05, -12.73
Hunter Lab89.39, -4.98, -13.20

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 92% · Blue 100%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 8% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFEBFF

.text { color: #CFEBFF; }
.background { background-color: #CFEBFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFEBFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 235, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(205, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFEBFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 235, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFEBFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 235, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFEBFF

#A3D9FF#7AC8FF#4DB5FF#1FA2FF#008FF5#0074C7#005999#003E6B#002742#000C14

Tints of #CFEBFF

#D6EEFF#D6EEFF#DBF0FF#DBF0FF#E0F2FF#E0F2FF#E5F4FF#E5F4FF#EBF7FF#EBF7FF

Tones of #CFEBFF

#D4EBFC#D8EBF8#DBEAF5#DEEAF2#E1E9EF#E5E9EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFE4D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.24:1 Fails
Against black text16.98:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFEBFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFEBFF

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 #CFEBFF: ·

How #CFEBFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DBDBFADeuteranopia · #DAD7F9Tritanopia · #D0F6F6

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 #CFEBFF

Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #CFEBFF rather than the exact color:

Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737
Palette D4ebf8
#D4EBF8 · #1F509A · #0A3981 · #E38E49
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5
Palette Eeeeee
#EEEEEE · #CDE8F6 · #D195F9 · #0033C7

Similar colors

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

#CAEDFF#C7EEFF#D4EBF8#D1E9F6#CDE8F6#D3F4FF#C6E7FF#CAF0F8#C8E4FE#D9EAFD#CAF4FF#CDF5FD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFEBFE  ·  #CFEC00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFEBFF?

#CFEBFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 235, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFEBFF?

#CFEBFF is RGB 207, 235, 255 — HSL 205°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 19%, 8%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CFEBFF?

Its complement is #FFE4D1; analogous partners are #D1FFFB and #D1D5FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFEBFF for text?

Black text on #CFEBFF has a contrast ratio of 16.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.24:1.