What color is #CBCEFF?

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

What is the RGB value of #CBCEFF?

The RGB value is 203, 206, 255: 203 red, 206 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBCEFF?

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

Is black or white text better on #CBCEFF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBCEFF color

#CBCEFF rgb(203, 206, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBCEFF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 80.8% green and 100% blue (203, 206, 255).

Its hue angle is 237°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 19% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Periwinkle (#CCCCFF), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.81:1).

#CBCEFF color codes

HEX	`#CBCEFF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 206, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 80.8%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(237, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(237, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 19%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84, 8.92, -24.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84, 25.86, 290.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.746, 64.058, 103.542)`
Decimal	`13356799`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBCEFF, 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 #CBCEFF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.81:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBCEFF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.81:1	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 #CBCEFF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbceff; }
.text { color: #cbceff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbceff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 206 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbceff, #e2cbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBCEFF?: #CBCEFF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBCEFF?: The RGB value is 203, 206, 255: 203 red, 206 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBCEFF?: The complementary color is #FFFCCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBCEFF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.81:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.