What color is #CFCBE7?

#CFCBE7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCBE7?

The RGB value is 207, 203, 231: 207 red, 203 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCBE7?

The complementary color is #E3E7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCBE7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCBE7 color

#CFCBE7 rgb(207, 203, 231)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFCBE7 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 79.6% green and 90.6% blue (207, 203, 231).

Its hue angle is 249°, with 37% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.35:1).

#CFCBE7 color codes

HEX	`#CFCBE7`
RGB	`rgb(207, 203, 231)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 79.6%, 90.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(249, 37%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(249, 12%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 12%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.78, 6.71, -13.31)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.78, 14.91, 296.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.509, 61.746, 84.264)`
Decimal	`13618151`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCBE7, 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 #CFCBE7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.35:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCBE7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.35:1	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 #CFCBE7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcbe7; }
.text { color: #cfcbe7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcbe7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 203 231 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcbe7, #ddcbe7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #CFCBE7?: #CFCBE7 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCBE7?: The RGB value is 207, 203, 231: 207 red, 203 green and 231 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCBE7?: The complementary color is #E3E7CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCBE7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.35:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.