What color is #CBCADC?

#CBCADC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCADC?

The RGB value is 203, 202, 220: 203 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCADC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCADC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCADC color

#CBCADC rgb(203, 202, 220)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CBCADC is a very light, grayish blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 79.2% green and 86.3% blue (203, 202, 220).

Its hue angle is 243°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 8% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Dust of the Moon (#CFC9DF), a difference of 2.8 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.02:1).

#CBCADC color codes

HEX	`#CBCADC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 202, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 79.2%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(243, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(243, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 8%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.9, 3.75, -8.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.9, 9.55, 293.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.665, 60.105, 76.207)`
Decimal	`13355740`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCADC, 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 #CBCADC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.02:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCADC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.02:1	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 #CBCADC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcadc; }
.text { color: #cbcadc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcadc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 202 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcadc, #d4cadc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CBCADC?: #CBCADC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Dust of the Moon. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCADC?: The RGB value is 203, 202, 220: 203 red, 202 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCADC?: The complementary color is #DBDCCA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCADC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.02:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.