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#CBE2F6 Color

#CBE2F6 is rgb(203, 226, 246) in RGB, hsl(208, 70%, 88%) in HSL, and about cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 4%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.19. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBE2F6
HEX#CBE2F6
RGBrgb(203, 226, 246)
HSLhsl(208, 70%, 88%)
HSVhsv(208, 17%, 96%)
CMYKcmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 4%)
OKLCHoklch(90.2% 0.037 244.4)
LABlab(88.64% -4.84 -12.49)
LCHlch(88.64% 13.39 248.81)

What #CBE2F6 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 #CBE2F6, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 5.19Water#D4F1F9ΔE 7.91Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 8.26Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 8.53Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 8.68Light Blue#ADD8E6ΔE 8.96

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

#CBE2F6 Channel Values

How #CBE2F6 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 226 · B 2468-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 208° · S 70% · L 88%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 208° · S 17% · V 96%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 17% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 4%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.33:1 vs white · 15.75:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBE2F6 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 text1.33:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text15.75:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CBE2F6 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CBE2F6

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBE2F6; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CBE2F6
Complementary
#F6DFCB
Analogous
#CBF6F4
Analogous
#CBCCF6
Triadic
#F6CBE2
Triadic
#E2F6CB
Split comp.
#F6CBCC
Split comp.
#F6F4CB

Tints & Shades of #CBE2F6

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

#CFE4F7
#D8E9F8
#DCECF9
#E5F0FA
#E9F3FB
#F2F8FD

Shades

#97C5ED
#63A7E3
#2F8ADA
#1F6BAD
#154B79
#0C2B45

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CBE2F6.

How #CBE2F6 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#CBE2F6
Protanopia#DEDEF6
Protanomaly#D7E0F6
Deuteranopia#DBDBF7
Deuteranomaly#D5DEF6
Tritanopia#C8E5E5
Tritanomaly#C9E4EC
Achromatopsia#DFDFDF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBE2F6 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbe2f6: #CBE2F6;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBE2F6;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbe2f6': '#CBE2F6' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.886, blue: 0.965)
Android XML<color name="color_cbe2f6">#CBE2F6</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBE2F6"

More Blue Colors

#CBE2F6 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#CBE2F6 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBE2F6?

#CBE2F6 is a lightest blue — rgb(203, 226, 246) in RGB and hsl(208, 70%, 88%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Beau Blue (#BCD4E6), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.19.

What is the RGB value of #CBE2F6?

#CBE2F6 is rgb(203, 226, 246) — red 203, green 226, and blue 246 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBE2F6?

#CBE2F6 converts to approximately cmyk(17%, 8%, 0%, 4%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBE2F6 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBE2F6 scores 1.33:1 against white and 15.75:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBE2F6 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBE2F6 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 lavender (#E6E6FA) at a CIE76 distance of 8.68, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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