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#CFD3ED Color

#CFD3ED is rgb(207, 211, 237) in RGB, hsl(232, 45%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(13%, 11%, 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 3.41. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFD3ED
HEX#CFD3ED
RGBrgb(207, 211, 237)
HSLhsl(232, 45%, 87%)
HSVhsv(232, 13%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(87.2% 0.036 278.7)
LABlab(84.85% 2.38 -13.33)
LCHlch(84.85% 13.54 280.12)

What #CFD3ED 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 #CFD3ED, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 3.41Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 3.74Languid Lavender#D6CADDΔE 7.37Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 7.79Soap#CEC8EFΔE 8.07Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 8.15

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

#CFD3ED Channel Values

How #CFD3ED 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 2378-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 232° · S 45% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 232° · S 13% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 13% · M 11% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.19:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFD3ED 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 text1.48:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.19:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFD3ED in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFD3ED

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFD3ED; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFD3ED
Complementary
#EDE9CF
Analogous
#CFE2ED
Analogous
#DACFED
Triadic
#EDCFD3
Triadic
#D3EDCF
Split comp.
#EDDACF
Split comp.
#E2EDCF

Tints & Shades of #CFD3ED

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

#D6DAF0
#DADDF1
#E1E4F4
#E5E7F5
#EDEEF8
#F0F1F9

Shades

#A3AADC
#7682CB
#4A59BA
#384494
#273068
#161B3B

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFD3ED.

How #CFD3ED 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#CFD3ED
Protanopia#D2D2ED
Protanomaly#D1D3ED
Deuteranopia#D2D2ED
Deuteranomaly#D1D2ED
Tritanopia#CBD7D7
Tritanomaly#CDD5E0
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFD3ED in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfd3ed: #CFD3ED;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFD3ED;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfd3ed': '#CFD3ED' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.827, blue: 0.929)
Android XML<color name="color_cfd3ed">#CFD3ED</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFD3ED"

More Blue Colors

#CFD3ED sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#CFD3ED Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFD3ED?

#CFD3ED is a lightest blue — rgb(207, 211, 237) in RGB and hsl(232, 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 3.41.

What is the RGB value of #CFD3ED?

#CFD3ED is rgb(207, 211, 237) — red 207, green 211, and blue 237 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFD3ED?

#CFD3ED converts to approximately cmyk(13%, 11%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFD3ED be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFD3ED scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.19:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFD3ED as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFD3ED 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 7.79, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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