What color is #CBD5FF?

#CBD5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD5FF?

The RGB value is 203, 213, 255: 203 red, 213 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD5FF?

The complementary color is #FFF5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD5FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD5FF color

#CBD5FF rgb(203, 213, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBD5FF is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 83.5% green and 100% blue (203, 213, 255).

Its hue angle is 228°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.5:1).

#CBD5FF color codes

HEX	`#CBD5FF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 213, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 83.5%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(228, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(228, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 16%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.76, 5.2, -21.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.76, 22.21, 283.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.468, 67.504, 104.116)`
Decimal	`13358591`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD5FF, 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 #CBD5FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD5FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.5:1	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 #CBD5FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd5ff; }
.text { color: #cbd5ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd5ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 213 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd5ff, #dbcbff); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CBD5FF?: #CBD5FF is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD5FF?: The RGB value is 203, 213, 255: 203 red, 213 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD5FF?: The complementary color is #FFF5CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD5FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.5:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.