What color is #CFD0EC?

#CFD0EC 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 #CFD0EC?

The RGB value is 207, 208, 236: 207 red, 208 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD0EC?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFD0EC?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD0EC color

#CFD0EC rgb(207, 208, 236)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFD0EC is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 81.6% green and 92.5% blue (207, 208, 236).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 43% saturation and 87% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 7% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.89:1).

#CFD0EC color codes

HEX	`#CFD0EC`
RGB	`rgb(207, 208, 236)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 81.6%, 92.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 43%, 87%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 12%, 93%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 12%, 0%, 7%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.19, 5.07, -13.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.19, 14.76, 290.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.425, 64.433, 88.436)`
Decimal	`13619436`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD0EC, 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 #CFD0EC	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD0EC as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.51:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.89:1	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 #CFD0EC looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd0ec; }
.text { color: #cfd0ec; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd0ec; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 208 236 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd0ec, #ddcfec); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFD0EC?: #CFD0EC 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 #CFD0EC?: The RGB value is 207, 208, 236: 207 red, 208 green and 236 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD0EC?: The complementary color is #ECEBCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD0EC?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.89:1 and white text 1.51:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.