What color is #CFD0E9?

#CFD0E9 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 #CFD0E9?

The RGB value is 207, 208, 233: 207 red, 208 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD0E9?

The complementary color is #E9E8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD0E9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD0E9 color

#CFD0E9 rgb(207, 208, 233)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFD0E9 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 81.6% green and 91.4% blue (207, 208, 233).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 37% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.4 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#CFD0E9 color codes

HEX	`#CFD0E9`
RGB	`rgb(207, 208, 233)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 81.6%, 91.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 37%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 11%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 11%, 0%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.1, 4.47, -12.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.1, 13.18, 289.8)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.993, 64.26, 86.16)`
Decimal	`13619433`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD0E9, 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 #CFD0E9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD0E9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	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 #CFD0E9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd0e9; }
.text { color: #cfd0e9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd0e9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 208 233 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd0e9, #dbcfe9); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFD0E9?: #CFD0E9 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 #CFD0E9?: The RGB value is 207, 208, 233: 207 red, 208 green and 233 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD0E9?: The complementary color is #E9E8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD0E9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.