What color is #CFD5F2?

#CFD5F2 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFD5F2?

The RGB value is 207, 213, 242: 207 red, 213 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFD5F2?

The complementary color is #F2ECCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFD5F2?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFD5F2 color

#CFD5F2 rgb(207, 213, 242)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFD5F2 is a very light, moderate blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 83.5% green and 94.9% blue (207, 213, 242).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 57% saturation and 88% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 14% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.45:1).

#CFD5F2 color codes

HEX	`#CFD5F2`
RGB	`rgb(207, 213, 242)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 83.5%, 94.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 57%, 88%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 14%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(14%, 12%, 0%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.64, 3.66, -14.87)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.64, 15.32, 283.84)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.55, 67.264, 93.517)`
Decimal	`13620722`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFD5F2, 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 #CFD5F2	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.45:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFD5F2 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.45:1	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 #CFD5F2 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfd5f2; }
.text { color: #cfd5f2; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfd5f2; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 213 242 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfd5f2, #dacff2); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #CFD5F2?: #CFD5F2 is a very light, moderate blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFD5F2?: The RGB value is 207, 213, 242: 207 red, 213 green and 242 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFD5F2?: The complementary color is #F2ECCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFD5F2?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.45:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.