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#D7CDFF — Pale Vivid Blue

#D7CDFF 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 #D7CDFF 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.

#D7CDFF 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 #F5FFCC; it also sits naturally between #CCDBFF and #F0CCFF. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

#D7CDFF · RGB 215, 205, 255

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Color values

HEX#D7CDFF
RGB215, 205, 255
HSL252°, 100%, 90%
HSV252°, 20%, 100%
CMYK16%, 20%, 0%, 0%
XYZ67.91, 65.33, 103.64
Yxy65.33, 0.2867, 0.2758
CIE-Lab84.65, 13.13, -23.20
Hunter Lab80.83, 13.04, -24.76

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 84% · Green 80% · Blue 100%

Cyan 16% · Magenta 20% · Yellow 0% · Key 0%

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

Previews

Sample text in #D7CDFF on black
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.
Sample text in #D7CDFF on white
Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetur adipiscing elit.

CSS code for #D7CDFF

.text { color: #D7CDFF; }
.background { background-color: #D7CDFF; }
.border { border: 3px solid #D7CDFF; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(215, 205, 255); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(252, 100%, 90%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #D7CDFF; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(215, 205, 255, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #D7CDFF; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(215, 205, 255, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#D7CDFF">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#D7CDFF">Div content here</div>

Shades of #D7CDFF

#B19EFF#9175FF#6C47FF#4B1FFF#3000F0#2700C2#1F0099#15006B#0D0042#040014

Tints of #D7CDFF

#DAD1FF#DAD1FF#DED6FF#DED6FF#E2DBFF#E7E0FF#E7E0FF#EBE5FF#EBE5FF#EFEBFF

Tones of #D7CDFF

#D8D0FB#DBD3F8#DDD7F4#DFDBF0#E1DEED#E3E2E9

Color harmonies

Complementary — #F5FFCC:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Against white text1.49:1 Fails
Against black text14.07:1 AAA

Best text color on #D7CDFF: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #D7CDFF

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 #D7CDFF: ·

How #D7CDFF looks with color blindness

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

Protanopia · #D3D3F3Deuteranopia · #D3D4F0Tritanopia · #D7E9E7

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 #D7CDFF rather than the exact color:

Palette 493d9e
#493D9E · #B2A5FF · #DAD2FF · #FFF2AF
Palette Fff3da
#FFF3DA · #DFCCFB · #D0BFFF · #BEADFA
Palette Beadfa
#BEADFA · #D0BFFF · #DFCCFB · #FFF8C9
Royal Ruby Mosaic
#D3D1F5 · #9C97E2 · #4E44D5 · #272083
Burning Ruby Ember
#3E840C · #A9EE43 · #A642EE · #DDC8F6
Golden Ruby Twilight
#D7D2F4 · #AFA7E7 · #6C5BDC · #19114B

Similar colors

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

#DAD2FF#DFCCFB#D3D1F5#DDC8F6#D7D2F4#DBCEF3#D9D3F4#DCCEF3#DCD6F7#D2DAFF#E0C5F7#DACAF1

Browse neighbouring colors

← #D7CDFE  ·  #D7CE00 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #D7CDFF?

#D7CDFF is Pale Vivid Blue, a blue color (RGB 215, 205, 255). Its closest standard named color is Lavender.

What is the RGB and HSL of #D7CDFF?

#D7CDFF is RGB 215, 205, 255 — HSL 252°, 100%, 90% — CMYK 16%, 20%, 0%, 0%.

What colors go with #D7CDFF?

Its complement is #F5FFCC; analogous partners are #CCDBFF and #F0CCFF. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #D7CDFF for text?

Black text on #D7CDFF has a contrast ratio of 14.07:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.49:1.