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#CFD3D8 Color

#CFD3D8 is rgb(207, 211, 216) in RGB, hsl(213, 10%, 83%) in HSL, and about cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 15%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Gray (#D3D3D3), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.07. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFD3D8
HEX#CFD3D8
RGBrgb(207, 211, 216)
HSLhsl(213, 10%, 83%)
HSVhsv(213, 4%, 85%)
CMYKcmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 15%)
OKLCHoklch(86.5% 0.008 253.9)
LABlab(84.35% -0.72 -2.98)
LCHlch(84.35% 3.07 256.50)

What #CFD3D8 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 #CFD3D8, 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.

#CFD3D8 Channel Values

How #CFD3D8 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 207 · G 211 · B 2168-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 213° · S 10% · L 83%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 213° · S 4% · V 85%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 4% · M 2% · Y 0% · K 15%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.5:1 vs white · 13.96:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFD3D8 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 text13.96:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFD3D8 in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFD3D8

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFD3D8; 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 #CFD3D8

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 #CFD3D8.

How #CFD3D8 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#CFD3D8
Protanopia#D2D2D8
Protanomaly#D1D3D8
Deuteranopia#D2D2D8
Deuteranomaly#D1D2D8
Tritanopia#CED4D4
Tritanomaly#CFD3D5
Achromatopsia#D3D3D3

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFD3D8 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfd3d8: #CFD3D8;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFD3D8;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfd3d8': '#CFD3D8' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.827, blue: 0.847)
Android XML<color name="color_cfd3d8">#CFD3D8</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFD3D8"

More Blue Colors

#CFD3D8 sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#CFD3D8 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFD3D8?

#CFD3D8 is a lightest blue — rgb(207, 211, 216) in RGB and hsl(213, 10%, 83%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Gray (#D3D3D3), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.07.

What is the RGB value of #CFD3D8?

#CFD3D8 is rgb(207, 211, 216) — red 207, green 211, and blue 216 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFD3D8?

#CFD3D8 converts to approximately cmyk(4%, 2%, 0%, 15%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFD3D8 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFD3D8 scores 1.5:1 against white and 13.96:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFD3D8 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFD3D8 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 lightgray (#D3D3D3) at a CIE76 distance of 3.07, which is very hard to tell apart.

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