What color is #CBCDDC?

#CBCDDC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBCDDC?

The RGB value is 203, 205, 220: 203 red, 205 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCDDC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCDDC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCDDC color

#CBCDDC rgb(203, 205, 220)

Shades of gray

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

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.4% green and 86.3% blue (203, 205, 220).

Its hue angle is 233°, with 20% saturation and 83% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 8% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 14% black.

The closest named color is Winter’s Fury (#C7CCD8), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.31:1).

#CBCDDC color codes

HEX	`#CBCDDC`
RGB	`rgb(203, 205, 220)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.4%, 86.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(233, 20%, 83%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(233, 8%, 86%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(8%, 7%, 0%, 14%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.66, 2.16, -7.65)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.66, 7.95, 285.79)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.376, 61.526, 76.444)`
Decimal	`13356508`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCDDC, 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 #CBCDDC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCDDC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.31:1	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 #CBCDDC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbcddc; }
.text { color: #cbcddc; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbcddc; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 205 220 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbcddc, #d1cbdc); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CBCDDC?: #CBCDDC is a very light, grayish blue, closest to the named color Winter’s Fury. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCDDC?: The RGB value is 203, 205, 220: 203 red, 205 green and 220 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCDDC?: The complementary color is #DCDACB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCDDC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.31:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.