What color is #CBCBE5?

#CBCBE5 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 #CBCBE5?

The RGB value is 203, 203, 229: 203 red, 203 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCBE5?

The complementary color is #E5E5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBCBE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCBE5 color

#CBCBE5 rgb(203, 203, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBCBE5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 79.6% green and 89.8% blue (203, 203, 229).

Its hue angle is 240°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.21:1).

#CBCBE5 color codes

HEX	`#CBCBE5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 203, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 79.6%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(240, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(240, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.41, 5.02, -12.82)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.41, 13.77, 291.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.124, 61.065, 82.733)`
Decimal	`13356005`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCBE5, 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 #CBCBE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCBE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.21:1	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 #CBCBE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcbe5; }
.text { color: #cbcbe5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcbe5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 203 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcbe5, #d8cbe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBCBE5?: #CBCBE5 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 #CBCBE5?: The RGB value is 203, 203, 229: 203 red, 203 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCBE5?: The complementary color is #E5E5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCBE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.21:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.