What color is #CBF2FF?

#CBF2FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CBF2FF?

The RGB value is 203, 242, 255: 203 red, 242 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CBF2FF?

The complementary color is #FFD8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CBF2FF?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CBF2FF color

#CBF2FF rgb(203, 242, 255)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CBF2FF is a very light, vivid azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 94.9% green and 100% blue (203, 242, 255).

Its hue angle is 195°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 20% cyan, 5% magenta, 0% yellow and 0% black.

The closest named color is Water (#D4F1F9), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 17.68:1).

#CBF2FF color codes

HEX	`#CBF2FF`
RGB	`rgb(203, 242, 255)`
RGB percent	`rgb(79.6%, 94.9%, 100%)`
HSL	`hsl(195, 100%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(195, 20%, 100%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(20%, 5%, 0%, 0%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(93.2, -9.82, -10.43)`
CIE LCH	`lch(93.2, 14.32, 226.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(74.426, 83.418, 106.768)`
Decimal	`13366015`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CBF2FF, 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 #CBF2FF	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	17.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CBF2FF as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.19:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	17.68:1	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 #CBF2FF looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cbf2ff; }
.text { color: #cbf2ff; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cbf2ff; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(203 242 255 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cbf2ff, #cbd8ff); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Cyan.

Questions

What color is #CBF2FF?: #CBF2FF is a very light, vivid azure, closest to the named color Water. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CBF2FF?: The RGB value is 203, 242, 255: 203 red, 242 green and 255 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CBF2FF?: The complementary color is #FFD8CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CBF2FF?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 17.68:1 and white text 1.19:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.