What color is #CFCBF1?

#CFCBF1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFCBF1?

The RGB value is 207, 203, 241: 207 red, 203 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFCBF1?

The complementary color is #EDF1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFCBF1?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFCBF1 color

#CFCBF1 rgb(207, 203, 241)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFCBF1 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 79.6% green and 94.5% blue (207, 203, 241).

Its hue angle is 246°, with 58% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 16% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Light Purple (#CBC3E3), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#CFCBF1 color codes

HEX	`#CFCBF1`
RGB	`rgb(207, 203, 241)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 79.6%, 94.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(246, 58%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(246, 16%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 16%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.09, 8.76, -18.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.09, 20.18, 295.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.962, 62.328, 91.915)`
Decimal	`13618161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFCBF1, 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 #CFCBF1	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFCBF1 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #CFCBF1 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfcbf1; }
.text { color: #cfcbf1; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfcbf1; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 203 241 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfcbf1, #e2cbf1); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFCBF1?: #CFCBF1 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Light Purple. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFCBF1?: The RGB value is 207, 203, 241: 207 red, 203 green and 241 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFCBF1?: The complementary color is #EDF1CB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFCBF1?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.