Close to Periwinkle
#CBBEFF
#CBBEFF is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 74.5% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 252°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
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Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CBBEFF.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
Open in the palette creator →Tetradic
Two complementary pairs: rich, best with one color in charge.
Open in the palette creator →Contrast & readability
WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.
White text on this color
1.70:1 FailBlack text on this color
12.35:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.70:1 FailThis color as text on black
12.35:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CBBEFF as they’d see it.
#CBBEFF in use
A headline in this color
Body text stays dark for reading; the color carries buttons, links, and accents.
On a dark background
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Questions about #CBBEFF
What color is #CBBEFF?
#CBBEFF is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 74.5% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 252°, with 100% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CBBEFF in RGB?
#CBBEFF is rgb(203, 190, 255): 203 red, 190 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CBBEFF in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(20, 25, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CBBEFF?
PANTONE 2635 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CBBEFF?
Its complement #BFCD8B gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.