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#CFECFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#CFECFF 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 #CFECFF 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.

#CFECFF 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 #FFE3D1; it also sits naturally between #D1FFFA and #D1D6FF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#CFECFF · RGB 207, 236, 255

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Color values

HEX#CFECFF
RGB207, 236, 255
HSL204°, 100%, 91%
HSV204°, 19%, 100%
CMYK19%, 7%, 0%, 0%
XYZ73.78, 80.48, 106.25
Yxy80.48, 0.2832, 0.3089
CIE-Lab91.90, -5.56, -12.35
Hunter Lab89.71, -5.48, -12.78

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

CSS code for #CFECFF

.text { color: #CFECFF; }
.background { background-color: #CFECFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #CFECFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(207, 236, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(204, 100%, 91%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #CFECFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(207, 236, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #CFECFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(207, 236, 255, 0.8); }

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

Shades of #CFECFF

#A3DAFF#7ACAFF#4DB8FF#1FA5FF#0093F5#0077C7#005C99#00406B#002842#000C14

Tints of #CFECFF

#D6EFFF#D6EFFF#DBF1FF#DBF1FF#E0F3FF#E0F3FF#E5F5FF#E5F5FF#EBF7FF#EBF7FF

Tones of #CFECFF

#D4ECFC#D8EBF8#DBEBF5#DEEAF2#E1E9EF#E5E9EB

Color harmonies

Complementary — #FFE3D1:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.23:1 Fails
Against black text17.10:1 AAA

Best text color on #CFECFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #CFECFF

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 #CFECFF: ·

How #CFECFF 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 · #D0F7F6

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 #CFECFF rather than the exact color:

Palette Ffbe91
#FFBE91 · #FFDDB0 · #FFFCE1 · #CFEBFF
Palette Fbf0b2
#FBF0B2 · #FFC7EA · #D8B4F8 · #CAEDFF
Palette F1fcfd
#F1FCFD · #C7EEFF · #4D6DE3 · #393737
Palette D4ebf8
#D4EBF8 · #1F509A · #0A3981 · #E38E49
Palette D3f4ff
#D3F4FF · #B2DFFB · #E7A4E4 · #FFC55C
Palette 00a9ff
#00A9FF · #89CFF3 · #A0E9FF · #CDF5FD

Similar colors

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

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

Browse neighbouring colors

← #CFECFE  ·  #CFED00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #CFECFF?

#CFECFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 207, 236, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #CFECFF?

#CFECFF is RGB 207, 236, 255 — HSL 204°, 100%, 91% — CMYK 19%, 7%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #CFECFF?

Its complement is #FFE3D1; analogous partners are #D1FFFA and #D1D6FF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #CFECFF for text?

Black text on #CFECFF has a contrast ratio of 17.10:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.23:1.