What color is #CFDAFB?

#CFDAFB is a very light, vivid blue known as Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Icy Plains?

The RGB value is 207, 218, 251: 207 red, 218 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Icy Plains?

The complementary color is #FBF0CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFDAFB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Icy Plains color: hex code #CFDAFB

#CFDAFB rgb(207, 218, 251)

Shades of blue

Icy Plains has the hex code #CFDAFB. It is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 85.5% green and 98.4% blue (207, 218, 251).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 85% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.07:1).

Icy Plains (#CFDAFB) color codes

HEX	`#CFDAFB`
RGB	`rgb(207, 218, 251)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 85.5%, 98.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 85%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.18, 2.92, -17.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.18, 17.55, 279.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.212, 70.372, 101.237)`
Decimal	`13622011`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Icy Plains, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CFDAFB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDAFB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.39:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CFDAFB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfdafb; }
.text { color: #cfdafb; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdafb; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 218 251 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfdafb, #dacffb); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #CFDAFB on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CFDAFB?: #CFDAFB is a very light, vivid blue known as Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Icy Plains?: The RGB value is 207, 218, 251: 207 red, 218 green and 251 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Icy Plains?: The complementary color is #FBF0CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDAFB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.07:1 and white text 1.39:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.