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Cerulean Veil Vivid
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Cerulean Veil Vivid

Blue · Hue 190
Metrics
S 74% · L 98%
Contrast (WCAG)
on white1:1Failon black20.3:1AA
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About this color

Cerulean Veil Vivid (#F6FCFE) belongs to the blue family — hue 190°, 74% saturation, 98% lightness. Copy the hex, RGB, or HSL value above, or paste the CSS custom property below into your stylesheet to reference this color directly.

CSS
:root {
  --colorarchive-cerulean-veil-vivid: #F6FCFE;
  --colorarchive-cerulean-veil-vivid-hsl: hsl(190, 74%, 98%);
  --colorarchive-cerulean-veil-vivid-rgb: rgb(246, 252, 254);
}

AI Color Names

Let AI suggest alternative poetic names for this color in English and Chinese.

Design Context

SereneTrustworthyClean
Common in

Social Media · Cloud Storage · Baby Products

Pairs well with

Light gray for tech minimalism, peach for friendly warmth

Design tip

The default choice for tech and social platforms for good reason. Light blue backgrounds reduce anxiety and increase trust.

Cultural context ▶

Light blue represents peace, sky, and openness. It's the most universally liked color, making it safe for global brands.

Color Origins

Blue family

The most-loved color on the planet, and the most overused.

Heritage

Blue is one of the hardest colors for nature to make with pigment — and, historically, one of the most expensive to paint with. Ultramarine, ground from lapis lazuli mined in Afghanistan, could cost as much as gold in Renaissance Europe; Vermeer used it lavishly. Egyptian blue (the first synthetic pigment, ~3000 BCE) was lost for centuries and rediscovered in the 19th. Prussian blue (1704) quickly gave painters a cheap alternative to ultramarine; Yves Klein's IKB (1960) re-aristocratized blue.

Across cultures

In ancient Egypt blue was the color of the Nile and the heavens — sacred, protective. In China blue-and-white porcelain (qinghua) defined export ceramics for centuries. In Mediterranean traditions blue wards off the evil eye. In America, IBM's blue logo helped earn it the nickname 'Big Blue'; in Japan, indigo (ai) is the centuries-old workwear dye that became the ground tone of an entire textile tradition. Across the world blue is consistently rated the most-liked color — in one ten-country survey it led every other color by 8 to 18 points.

In the wild

Mark Zuckerberg has said Facebook is blue because he is red-green colorblind. Levi's blue is the natural color of indigo on cotton. Twitter Blue (#1DA1F2) defined social-media blue for years before the 2023 rebrand to X scrapped it. The blue checkmark, the blue link, the blue 'send' button — blue has become the default color of digital trust, to the point of being a UX cliché.

How it reads

Blue tends to recede — the eye focuses blue light slightly in front of the retina, which can make blue elements feel deep or distant. It reads as trustworthy, calm, corporate, and (at the cool end) cold. Light blues read airy and clinical; mid blues are the default for tech and finance; deep blues read as luxurious or naval. The omnipresence of blue in software is real: most enterprise UIs reach for it because it offends the fewest stakeholders, which is also the reason it can feel like the absence of a real choice.

This particular tone

An almost luminous high-key tone — at this saturation and brightness, the color borders on neon. Use sparingly; it overpowers most companions.

Lightness band: At this lightness the hue almost recedes into the surface around it — useful for backgrounds, hover states, and any surface where the color should suggest a mood without competing with content.

Saturation band: At this saturation the color is doing work. It reads as a brand statement, a sport accessory, or a UI signal. It should be used in small, deliberate doses against quieter neighbors; large fields at this saturation will exhaust the eye.

Brands using a similar color

Within the public brand-guidelines reference catalog, these are the closest matches to #F6FCFE.

  • Stripeneutral
    Off White · #F6F9FC
    →
  • Vercelneutral
    Gray 1 · #FAFAFA
    →
  • OpenAIneutral
    Off White · #FAFAFA
    →

Cultures using a similar color

From the cultural-palette catalog, these regions feature a color close to #F6FCFE.

  • Korea (Obangsaek)Obangsaek White (백 / baek)
    #F5F5F2 · West — metal element, hemp linen
    →
  • Greece (Aegean)Limewashed White
    #F8F4EE · Calcium hydroxide on stone
    →
  • ScandinaviaSnow White
    #F4F0EA · Limewashed plaster, Nordic interiors
    →

Color guides

Go deeper on using blue and color in design.

HistoryIndigo: The Color That Built Trade Routes and Made Blue CheapBrand & MarketingTechnology Brand Color Design: Trust, Intelligence, and the Blue ProblemColor TheoryColor Psychology in E-Commerce: How Palettes Drive Purchase Decisions

Tonal strip

All lightness levels at this hue and saturation. Click any to navigate.

Palette moves

Instead of stopping at one swatch, use nearby, opposite, and tonal neighbors to branch into a broader palette.

Darker companion
Cerulean Whisper Vivid
#E4F7FB · hsl(190, 74%, 94%)
Complementary counterpoint
Ruby Veil Vivid
#FEF7F6 · hsl(10, 74%, 98%)
Analogous lead
Sapphire Veil Vivid
#F6FAFE · hsl(210, 74%, 98%)
Analogous echo
Lagoon Veil Vivid
#F6FEFC · hsl(170, 74%, 98%)
Triadic +120°
Peony Veil Vivid
#FEF6FC · hsl(310, 74%, 98%)
Triadic +240°
Honey Veil Vivid
#FCFEF6 · hsl(70, 74%, 98%)
Split-comp +150°
Garnet Veil Vivid
#FEF6F9 · hsl(340, 74%, 98%)
Split-comp +210°
Apricot Veil Vivid
#FEFBF6 · hsl(40, 74%, 98%)
Export preview
Base: Cerulean Veil Vivid #F6FCFE
Darker companion: Cerulean Whisper Vivid #E4F7FB
Complementary counterpoint: Ruby Veil Vivid #FEF7F6
Analogous lead: Sapphire Veil Vivid #F6FAFE
Analogous echo: Lagoon Veil Vivid #F6FEFC
Triadic +120°: Peony Veil Vivid #FEF6FC
Triadic +240°: Honey Veil Vivid #FCFEF6
Split-comp +150°: Garnet Veil Vivid #FEF6F9
Split-comp +210°: Apricot Veil Vivid #FEFBF6

Compare

See how Cerulean Veil Vivid compares side by side with related colors.

vsCerulean Whisper VividvsRuby Veil VividvsSapphire Veil VividvsLagoon Veil VividvsPeony Veil VividvsHoney Veil Vivid

Nearest neighbors

The closest archive matches by hue, saturation, and lightness.

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Nearby match
Cerulean Whisper Vivid
#E4F7FB · hsl(190, 74%, 94%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Veil Bright
#F6FDFE · hsl(190, 84%, 98%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Mist Vivid
#D3F2F8 · hsl(190, 74%, 90%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Whisper Bright
#E3F8FD · hsl(190, 84%, 94%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Veil Pure
#F5FDFF · hsl(190, 92%, 98%)
Nearby match
Cerulean Veil Clear
#F7FCFD · hsl(190, 54%, 98%)

Accessible pairings

Archive colors that meet WCAG contrast standards when paired with this color. Use as text-on-background or background-on-text.

Contrast checker
AAA7.3:1
Ruby Dusk Faint
#5F514E
AAA7.5:1
Ruby Dusk Muted
#664C47
AAA7.6:1
Ruby Dusk Dust
#6D4840
AAA7.8:1
Ruby Dusk Soft
#744339
AAA7.8:1
Ruby Dusk Clear
#863728
AAA7.5:1
Ruby Dusk Vivid
#972C17

Color Vision Simulation

How this color appears with different color vision deficiencies.

Full simulator
Deuteranopia
#F8F8FD
Protanopia
#F9F9FE
Tritanopia
#F6FDFD
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Cerulean Veil Faint#F9FAFA · hsl(190, 10%, 98%)Cerulean Veil Muted#F9FBFB · hsl(190, 18%, 98%)Cerulean Veil Dust#F9FBFB · hsl(190, 26%, 98%)Cerulean Veil Soft#F8FBFC · hsl(190, 34%, 98%)Cerulean Veil Clear#F7FCFD · hsl(190, 54%, 98%)Cerulean Veil Vivid#F6FCFE · hsl(190, 74%, 98%)Cerulean Veil Bright#F6FDFE · hsl(190, 84%, 98%)Cerulean Veil Pure#F5FDFF · hsl(190, 92%, 98%)
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