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#CBCEE6 Color

#CBCEE6 is rgb(203, 206, 230) in RGB, hsl(233, 35%, 85%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 10%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), below the threshold most people can see at ΔE 1.98. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBCEE6
HEX#CBCEE6
RGBrgb(203, 206, 230)
HSLhsl(233, 35%, 85%)
HSVhsv(233, 12%, 90%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 10%)
OKLCHoklch(85.7% 0.033 280)
LABlab(83.09% 2.43 -12.27)
LCHlch(83.09% 12.51 281.18)

What #CBCEE6 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #CBCEE6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every blue in the library.

#CBCEE6 Channel Values

How #CBCEE6 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 203 · G 206 · B 2308-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 233° · S 35% · L 85%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 233° · S 12% · V 90%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 10% · Y 0% · K 10%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.51:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBCEE6 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.51:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBCEE6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBCEE6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBCEE6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
Complementary
Analogous
Analogous
Triadic
Triadic
Split comp.
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Tints & Shades of #CBCEE6

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBCEE6.

How #CBCEE6 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#CBCEE6
Protanopia#CDCDE6
Protanomaly#CDCEE6
Deuteranopia#CDCDE6
Deuteranomaly#CCCDE6
Tritanopia#C8D1D1
Tritanomaly#C9D0DA
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBCEE6 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-cbcee6: #CBCEE6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBCEE6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbcee6': '#CBCEE6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.808, blue: 0.902)
Android XML<color name="color_cbcee6">#CBCEE6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBCEE6"

More Blue Colors

#CBCEE6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBCEE6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBCEE6?

#CBCEE6 is a lightest blue — rgb(203, 206, 230) in RGB and hsl(233, 35%, 85%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is below the threshold most people can see at a CIE76 distance of 1.98.

What is the RGB value of #CBCEE6?

#CBCEE6 is rgb(203, 206, 230) — red 203, green 206, and blue 230 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBCEE6?

#CBCEE6 converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 10%, 0%, 10%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBCEE6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBCEE6 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.51:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBCEE6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBCEE6 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is lightsteelblue (#B0C4DE) at a CIE76 distance of 7.85, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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