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#CBE6FB Color

#CBE6FB is rgb(203, 230, 251) in RGB, hsl(206, 86%, 89%) in HSL, and about cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 2%) 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 6.48. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CBE6FB
HEX#CBE6FB
RGBrgb(203, 230, 251)
HSLhsl(206, 86%, 89%)
HSVhsv(206, 19%, 98%)
CMYKcmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 2%)
OKLCHoklch(91.2% 0.041 241.4)
LABlab(89.80% -5.96 -13.38)
LCHlch(89.80% 14.65 245.98)

What #CBE6FB 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 #CBE6FB, 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.

#CBE6FB Channel Values

How #CBE6FB 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 230 · B 2518-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 206° · S 86% · L 89%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 206° · S 19% · V 98%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 19% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 2%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.29:1 vs white · 16.25:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CBE6FB 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 text1.29:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text16.25:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CBE6FB

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CBE6FB; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #CBE6FB

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 #CBE6FB.

How #CBE6FB 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#CBE6FB
Protanopia#E2E2FB
Protanomaly#D9E3FB
Deuteranopia#DEDEFC
Deuteranomaly#D6E1FB
Tritanopia#C8E9E9
Tritanomaly#C9E8F0
Achromatopsia#E2E2E2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CBE6FB in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cbe6fb: #CBE6FB;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CBE6FB;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cbe6fb': '#CBE6FB' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.796, green: 0.902, blue: 0.984)
Android XML<color name="color_cbe6fb">#CBE6FB</color>
SVG fillfill="#CBE6FB"

More Blue Colors

#CBE6FB sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CBE6FB Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CBE6FB?

#CBE6FB is a lightest blue — rgb(203, 230, 251) in RGB and hsl(206, 86%, 89%) 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 6.48.

What is the RGB value of #CBE6FB?

#CBE6FB is rgb(203, 230, 251) — red 203, green 230, and blue 251 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CBE6FB?

#CBE6FB converts to approximately cmyk(19%, 8%, 0%, 2%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CBE6FB be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CBE6FB scores 1.29:1 against white and 16.25:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CBE6FB as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CBE6FB 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 lightblue (#ADD8E6) at a CIE76 distance of 8.95, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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