#CFD1ED Color

#CFD1ED is rgb(207, 209, 237) in RGB, hsl(236, 45%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.81. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFD1ED

HEX#CFD1ED

RGBrgb(207, 209, 237)

HSLhsl(236, 45%, 87%)

HSVhsv(236, 13%, 93%)

CMYKcmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 7%)

OKLCHoklch(86.8% 0.039 282.3)

LABlab(84.34% 3.37 -14.08)

LCHlch(84.34% 14.48 283.45)

What #CFD1ED 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 #CFD1ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 3.81 Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 4.2 Soap#CEC8EFΔE 6.74 Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 7.3 Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 8.61 Light Steel Blue#B0C4DEΔE 8.84

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#CFD1ED Channel Values

How #CFD1ED breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 207 · G 209 · B 237	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 236° · S 45% · L 87%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 236° · S 13% · V 93%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 13% · M 12% · Y 0% · K 7%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.5:1 vs white · 14:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFD1ED 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 text1.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text14:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #CFD1ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFD1ED; 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.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of #CFD1ED

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

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How #CFD1ED 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#CFD1ED

Protanopia#D1D1ED

Protanomaly#D0D1ED

Deuteranopia#D0D0ED

Deuteranomaly#D0D1ED

Tritanopia#CBD5D5

Tritanomaly#CDD3DF

Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

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Using #CFD1ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfd1ed: #CFD1ED;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFD1ED;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfd1ed': '#CFD1ED' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.820, blue: 0.929)

Android XML<color name="color_cfd1ed">#CFD1ED</color>

SVG fillfill="#CFD1ED"

More Blue Colors

#CFD1ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024 fafaff 00002e f9fafb 000033 f8fafc 000038 f8f8ff 000042 f5faff 000047 f5f5ff 002147 007dfa 0f52ba 1c39bb 2a3439 372aac 4e3cc3 64609a 7abdff 979aaa b8dbff d6d6ff

#CFD1ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFD1ED?

#CFD1ED is a lightest blue — rgb(207, 209, 237) in RGB and hsl(236, 45%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Periwinkle (Crayola) (#C3CDE6), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.81.

What is the RGB value of #CFD1ED?

#CFD1ED is rgb(207, 209, 237) — red 207, green 209, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFD1ED?

#CFD1ED converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 12%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFD1ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFD1ED scores 1.5:1 against white and 14:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFD1ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFD1ED 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 8.61, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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