What color is #CBD7E5?

#CBD7E5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ice Desert. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBD7E5?

The RGB value is 203, 215, 229: 203 red, 215 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD7E5?

The complementary color is #E5D9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD7E5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD7E5 color

#CBD7E5 rgb(203, 215, 229)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBD7E5 is a very light, desaturated azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 84.3% green and 89.8% blue (203, 215, 229).

Its hue angle is 212°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ice Desert (#D1DCE8), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.39:1).

#CBD7E5 color codes

HEX	`#CBD7E5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 215, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 84.3%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(212, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(212, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 6%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.48, -1.31, -8.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.48, 8.36, 261)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.069, 66.954, 83.714)`
Decimal	`13359077`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD7E5, 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 #CBD7E5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD7E5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.39:1	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 #CBD7E5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd7e5; }
.text { color: #cbd7e5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd7e5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 215 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd7e5, #cccbe5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBD7E5?: #CBD7E5 is a very light, desaturated azure, closest to the named color Ice Desert. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBD7E5?: The RGB value is 203, 215, 229: 203 red, 215 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD7E5?: The complementary color is #E5D9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD7E5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.39:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.