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#CFECFE — Pale Vivid Blue

#CFECFE 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 #CFECFE 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.

#CFECFE 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 #FEE0CD; it also sits naturally between #CDFEF8 and #CDD3FE. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFECFE · RGB 207, 236, 254

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Color values

HEX#CFECFE
RGB207, 236, 254
HSL203°, 96%, 90%
HSV203°, 19%, 100%
CMYK19%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ73.62, 80.41, 105.41
Yxy80.41, 0.2838, 0.3099
CIE-Lab91.87, -5.77, -11.87
Hunter Lab89.67, -5.69, -12.26

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 81% · Green 93% · Blue 100%

Cyan 19% · Magenta 7% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

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

CSS code for #CFECFE

.text { color: #CFECFE; }
.background { background-color: #CFECFE; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFECFE; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 236, 254); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(203, 96%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFECFE; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 236, 254, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFECFE; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 236, 254, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFECFE

#A0D9FD#78CAFC#4BB8FB#23A8FB#0593EB#0477BE#035E96#024269#012941#000C14

Tints of #CFECFE

#D2EDFE#D2EDFE#D7EFFE#D7EFFE#DCF1FE#E1F3FE#E1F3FE#E6F5FE#E6F5FE#EBF7FF

Tones of #CFECFE

#D1EAFA#D4EAF7#D7E9F4#DBE8F0#DFE7EC#E2E6E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FEE0CD:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.08:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFECFE: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFECFE

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 #CFECFE: ·

How #CFECFE looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #DCDCFADeuteranopia · #DAD8F9Tritanopia · #D0F6F5

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 #CFECFE rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette D4ebf8
#D4EBF8 · #1F509A · #0A3981 · #E38E49
Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737
Ocean Cold
#03045E · #0077B6 · #00B4D8 · #CAF0F8
Palette D1e9f6
#D1E9F6 · #F6EACB · #F1D3CE · #EECAD5

Similar colors

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

#CFEBFF#CAEDFF#D4EBF8#C7EEFF#CAF0F8#D1E9F6#D3F4FF#CDE8F6#CDF5FD#CAF4FF#D1F0F5#D9EAFD

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFECFD  ·  #CFECFF →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFECFE?

#CFECFE is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 236, 254). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFECFE?

#CFECFE is RGB 207, 236, 254 — HSL 203°, 96%, 90% — CMYK 19%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CFECFE?

Its complement is #FEE0CD; analogous partners are #CDFEF8 and #CDD3FE. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFECFE for text?

Black text on #CFECFE has a contrast ratio of 17.08:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.