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#CFD5DE Color

#CFD5DE is rgb(207, 213, 222) in RGB, hsl(216, 19%, 84%) in HSL, and about cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 13%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Chrome (#DBE4EB), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.26. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFD5DE
HEX#CFD5DE
RGBrgb(207, 213, 222)
HSLhsl(216, 19%, 84%)
HSVhsv(216, 7%, 87%)
CMYKcmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 13%)
OKLCHoklch(87.1% 0.014 258.3)
LABlab(85.00% -0.84 -5.20)
LCHlch(85.00% 5.27 260.84)

What #CFD5DE 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 #CFD5DE, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 5.26Light Gray#D3D3D3ΔE 5.28Blue-gray (Crayola)#C8C8CDΔE 5.29Light Silver#D8D8D8ΔE 5.43Gainsboro#DCDCDCΔE 5.94Neon Silver#CCCCCCΔE 6.04

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

#CFD5DE Channel Values

How #CFD5DE 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 213 · B 2228-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 216° · S 19% · L 84%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 216° · S 7% · V 87%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 7% · M 4% · Y 0% · K 13%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.48:1 vs white · 14.23:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFD5DE 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 text14.23:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFD5DE in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFD5DE

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFD5DE; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFD5DE
Complementary
#DED8CE
Analogous
#CEDCDE
Analogous
#D0CEDE
Triadic
#DECED5
Triadic
#D5DECE
Split comp.
#DED0CE
Split comp.
#DCDECE

Tints & Shades of #CFD5DE

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

#D5DAE2
#DBDFE6
#E1E5EA
#E7EAEE
#EDEFF3
#F3F4F7

Shades

#ADB8C7
#8998AE
#677B98
#4E5D73
#384252
#1F252E

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFD5DE.

How #CFD5DE 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#CFD5DE
Protanopia#D4D4DE
Protanomaly#D2D4DE
Deuteranopia#D3D3DE
Deuteranomaly#D1D4DE
Tritanopia#CED6D6
Tritanomaly#CED6D9
Achromatopsia#D4D4D4

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFD5DE in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfd5de: #CFD5DE;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFD5DE;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfd5de': '#CFD5DE' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.835, blue: 0.871)
Android XML<color name="color_cfd5de">#CFD5DE</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFD5DE"

More Blue Colors

#CFD5DE sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#CFD5DE Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFD5DE?

#CFD5DE is a lightest blue — rgb(207, 213, 222) in RGB and hsl(216, 19%, 84%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Chrome (#DBE4EB), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.26.

What is the RGB value of #CFD5DE?

#CFD5DE is rgb(207, 213, 222) — red 207, green 213, and blue 222 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFD5DE?

#CFD5DE converts to approximately cmyk(7%, 4%, 0%, 13%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFD5DE be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFD5DE scores 1.48:1 against white and 14.23:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFD5DE as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFD5DE 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 5.28, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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