What color is #CBC9E7?

#CBC9E7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBC9E7?

The RGB value is 203, 201, 231: 203 red, 201 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBC9E7?

The complementary color is #E5E7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBC9E7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBC9E7 color

#CBC9E7 rgb(203, 201, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBC9E7 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 78.8% green and 90.6% blue (203, 201, 231).

Its hue angle is 244°, with 38% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.05:1).

#CBC9E7 color codes

HEX	`#CBC9E7`
RGB	`rgb(203, 201, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 78.8%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(244, 38%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(244, 13%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 13%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.97, 6.49, -14.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.97, 15.94, 294.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.936, 60.239, 84.055)`
Decimal	`13355495`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBC9E7, 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 #CBC9E7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.05:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBC9E7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.05:1	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 #CBC9E7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbc9e7; }
.text { color: #cbc9e7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbc9e7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 201 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbc9e7, #dac9e7); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBC9E7?: #CBC9E7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBC9E7?: The RGB value is 203, 201, 231: 203 red, 201 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBC9E7?: The complementary color is #E5E7C9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBC9E7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.