What color is #CFDCFA?

#CFDCFA is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFDCFA?

The RGB value is 207, 220, 250: 207 red, 220 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFDCFA?

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

Is black or white text better on #CFDCFA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFDCFA color

#CFDCFA rgb(207, 220, 250)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFDCFA is a very light, vivid blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 86.3% green and 98% blue (207, 220, 250).

Its hue angle is 222°, with 81% saturation and 90% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 12% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Icy Plains (#CFDAFB), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.27:1).

#CFDCFA color codes

HEX	`#CFDCFA`
RGB	`rgb(207, 220, 250)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 86.3%, 98%)`
HSL	`hsl(222, 81%, 90%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(222, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 12%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.66, 1.66, -16.07)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.66, 16.15, 275.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.576, 71.353, 100.583)`
Decimal	`13622522`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFDCFA, 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 #CFDCFA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFDCFA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.27:1	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 #CFDCFA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfdcfa; }
.text { color: #cfdcfa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfdcfa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 220 250 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfdcfa, #d8cffa); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CFDCFA?: #CFDCFA is a very light, vivid blue, closest to the named color Icy Plains. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFDCFA?: The RGB value is 207, 220, 250: 207 red, 220 green and 250 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFDCFA?: The complementary color is #FAEDCF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFDCFA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.27:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.