What color is #CBD7F5?

#CBD7F5 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 #CBD7F5?

The RGB value is 203, 215, 245: 203 red, 215 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBD7F5?

The complementary color is #F5E9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBD7F5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBD7F5 color

#CBD7F5 rgb(203, 215, 245)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBD7F5 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 84.3% green and 96.1% blue (203, 215, 245).

Its hue angle is 223°, with 68% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 4% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.58:1).

#CBD7F5 color codes

HEX	`#CBD7F5`
RGB	`rgb(203, 215, 245)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 84.3%, 96.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(223, 68%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(223, 17%, 96%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 4%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.95, 1.99, -16.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.95, 16.14, 277.08)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.407, 67.889, 96.026)`
Decimal	`13359093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBD7F5, 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 #CBD7F5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBD7F5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.58:1	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 #CBD7F5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbd7f5; }
.text { color: #cbd7f5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbd7f5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 215 245 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbd7f5, #d4cbf5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Steel Blue.

Questions

What color is #CBD7F5?: #CBD7F5 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 #CBD7F5?: The RGB value is 203, 215, 245: 203 red, 215 green and 245 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBD7F5?: The complementary color is #F5E9CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBD7F5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.58:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.