What color is #CBCAF1?

#CBCAF1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCAF1?

The RGB value is 203, 202, 241: 203 red, 202 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCAF1?

The complementary color is #F0F1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCAF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCAF1 color

#CBCAF1 rgb(203, 202, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBCAF1 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 79.2% green and 94.5% blue (203, 202, 241).

Its hue angle is 242°, with 58% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 16% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 3.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.26:1).

#CBCAF1 color codes

HEX	`#CBCAF1`
RGB	`rgb(203, 202, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 79.2%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(242, 58%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(242, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(16%, 16%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.53, 8.04, -19.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.53, 20.67, 292.88)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.623, 61.288, 91.785)`
Decimal	`13355761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCAF1, 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 #CBCAF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCAF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.26:1	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 #CBCAF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcaf1; }
.text { color: #cbcaf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcaf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 202 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcaf1, #dfcaf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBCAF1?: #CBCAF1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCAF1?: The RGB value is 203, 202, 241: 203 red, 202 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCAF1?: The complementary color is #F0F1CA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCAF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.26:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.