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#CFD9EC Color

#CFD9EC is rgb(207, 217, 236) in RGB, hsl(219, 43%, 87%) in HSL, and about cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 7%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.1. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#CFD9EC
HEX#CFD9EC
RGBrgb(207, 217, 236)
HSLhsl(219, 43%, 87%)
HSVhsv(219, 12%, 93%)
CMYKcmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 7%)
OKLCHoklch(88.3% 0.028 263.4)
LABlab(86.36% -0.72 -10.57)
LCHlch(86.36% 10.60 266.12)

What #CFD9EC 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 #CFD9EC, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Light Periwinkle#C5CBE1ΔE 5.1Periwinkle (Crayola)#C3CDE6ΔE 5.24Beau Blue#BCD4E6ΔE 5.69Lavender#E6E6FAΔE 6.47Chrome#DBE4EBΔE 7.23Lavender Gray#C4C3D0ΔE 8.81

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

#CFD9EC Channel Values

How #CFD9EC 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 217 · B 2368-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 219° · S 43% · L 87%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 219° · S 12% · V 93%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 12% · M 8% · Y 0% · K 7%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.42:1 vs white · 14.79:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #CFD9EC 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 text1.42:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text14.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

Need a specific ratio against another background? Open #CFD9EC in the contrast checker.

Colors That Go With #CFD9EC

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #CFD9EC; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base
#CFD9EC
Complementary
#ECE2D0
Analogous
#D0E8EC
Analogous
#D4D0EC
Triadic
#ECD0DA
Triadic
#DAECD0
Split comp.
#ECD4D0
Split comp.
#E8ECD0

Tints & Shades of #CFD9EC

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

#D7DFEF
#DBE2F0
#E2E8F3
#E5EBF5
#EDF1F8
#F0F3F9

Shades

#A4B7DB
#7894C9
#4C72B8
#3A5992
#293E66
#17243A

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #CFD9EC.

How #CFD9EC 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#CFD9EC
Protanopia#D7D7EC
Protanomaly#D4D8EC
Deuteranopia#D6D6EC
Deuteranomaly#D3D7EC
Tritanopia#CCDCDC
Tritanomaly#CDDBE2
Achromatopsia#D8D8D8

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #CFD9EC in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-cfd9ec: #CFD9EC;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #CFD9EC;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-cfd9ec': '#CFD9EC' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.812, green: 0.851, blue: 0.925)
Android XML<color name="color_cfd9ec">#CFD9EC</color>
SVG fillfill="#CFD9EC"

More Blue Colors

#CFD9EC sits in the blue family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

000024fafaff00002ef9fafb000033f8fafc000038f8f8ff000042f5faff000047f5f5ff002147007dfa0f52ba1c39bb2a3439372aac4e3cc364609a7abdff979aaab8dbffd6d6ff

#CFD9EC Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #CFD9EC?

#CFD9EC is a lightest blue — rgb(207, 217, 236) in RGB and hsl(219, 43%, 87%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.1.

What is the RGB value of #CFD9EC?

#CFD9EC is rgb(207, 217, 236) — red 207, green 217, and blue 236 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #CFD9EC?

#CFD9EC converts to approximately cmyk(12%, 8%, 0%, 7%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #CFD9EC be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #CFD9EC scores 1.42:1 against white and 14.79:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #CFD9EC as a CSS color keyword?

No. #CFD9EC 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 6.47, which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side.

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