What color is #CFE1F9?

#CFE1F9 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fly a Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CFE1F9?

The RGB value is 207, 225, 249: 207 red, 225 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CFE1F9?

The complementary color is #F9E7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CFE1F9?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CFE1F9 color

#CFE1F9 rgb(207, 225, 249)

Shades of blue

The hex color #CFE1F9 is a very light, moderate azure.

In the RGB color model it is made of 81.2% red, 88.2% green and 97.6% blue (207, 225, 249).

Its hue angle is 214°, with 78% saturation and 89% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 17% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 2% black.

The closest named color is Fly a Kite (#C8DAF5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.79:1).

#CFE1F9 color codes

HEX	`#CFE1F9`
RGB	`rgb(207, 225, 249)`
RGB percent	`rgb(81.2%, 88.2%, 97.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(214, 78%, 89%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(214, 17%, 98%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(17%, 10%, 0%, 2%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.9, -1.16, -13.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.9, 13.72, 265.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.752, 73.954, 100.204)`
Decimal	`13623801`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CFE1F9, 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 #CFE1F9	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.79:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CFE1F9 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.33:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.79:1	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 #CFE1F9 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cfe1f9; }
.text { color: #cfe1f9; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cfe1f9; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(207 225 249 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cfe1f9, #d2cff9); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Columbia Blue.

Questions

What color is #CFE1F9?: #CFE1F9 is a very light, moderate azure, closest to the named color Fly a Kite. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CFE1F9?: The RGB value is 207, 225, 249: 207 red, 225 green and 249 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CFE1F9?: The complementary color is #F9E7CF, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CFE1F9?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.79:1 and white text 1.33:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.