What color is #CBD6F7?

#CBD6F7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD6F7?

The RGB value is 203, 214, 247: 203 red, 214 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD6F7?

The complementary color is #F7ECCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD6F7?

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.

#CBD6F7 color

#CBD6F7 rgb(203, 214, 247)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBD6F7 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 83.9% green and 96.9% blue (203, 214, 247).

Its hue angle is 225°, with 73% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 18% cyan, 13% magenta, 0% yellow and 3% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

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

#CBD6F7 color codes

HEX	`#CBD6F7`
RGB	`rgb(203, 214, 247)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 83.9%, 96.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(225, 73%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(225, 18%, 97%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(18%, 13%, 0%, 3%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.76, 2.94, -17.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.76, 17.61, 279.61)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.46, 67.504, 97.558)`
Decimal	`13358839`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD6F7, 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 #CBD6F7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.5:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD6F7 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 #CBD6F7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd6f7; }
.text { color: #cbd6f7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd6f7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 214 247 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd6f7, #d6cbf7); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Periwinkle.

Questions

What color is #CBD6F7?: #CBD6F7 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD6F7?: The RGB value is 203, 214, 247: 203 red, 214 green and 247 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD6F7?: The complementary color is #F7ECCB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD6F7?: 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.