Close to Lavender Gray
#CBCBDA
#CBCBDA is a very light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 79.6% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 17% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
Color codes
Tints, shades & tones
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Color harmonies
Combinations from the color wheel, built around #CBCBDA.
Split complementary
The two neighbors of the complement: contrast that’s easier to balance.
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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
1.60:1 FailBlack text on this color
13.09:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.60:1 FailThis color as text on black
13.09:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CBCBDA as they’d see it.
#CBCBDA 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 #CBCBDA
What color is #CBCBDA?
#CBCBDA is a very light, soft, grayish blue, close to the color Lavender Gray. In RGB it’s made of 79.6% red, 79.6% green, and 85.5% blue. Its hue is 240°, with 17% saturation and 83% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CBCBDA in RGB?
#CBCBDA is rgb(203, 203, 218): 203 red, 203 green, and 218 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CBCBDA in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(7, 7, 0, 15). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CBCBDA?
PANTONE 2663 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CBCBDA?
Its complement #CDCDBE gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.