What color is #CFD1EA?

#CFD1EA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD1EA?

The RGB value is 207, 209, 234: 207 red, 209 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD1EA?

The complementary color is #EAE8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD1EA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD1EA color

#CFD1EA rgb(207, 209, 234)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFD1EA is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 82% green and 91.8% blue (207, 209, 234).

Its hue angle is 236°, with 39% saturation and 86% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 12% cyan, 11% magenta, 0% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 2.7 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.96:1).

#CFD1EA color codes

HEX	`#CFD1EA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 209, 234)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 82%, 91.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(236, 39%, 86%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(236, 12%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(12%, 11%, 0%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.38, 4.14, -12.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.38, 13.18, 288.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.381, 64.806, 86.996)`
Decimal	`13619690`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD1EA, 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 #CFD1EA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD1EA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.96:1	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 #CFD1EA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd1ea; }
.text { color: #cfd1ea; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd1ea; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 209 234 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd1ea, #dbcfea); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFD1EA?: #CFD1EA is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD1EA?: The RGB value is 207, 209, 234: 207 red, 209 green and 234 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD1EA?: The complementary color is #EAE8CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD1EA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.96:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.