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#CFCDFF

#CFCDFF is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 80.4% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

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Contrast & readability

WCAG contrast ratios for text. 4.5:1 is the minimum for body text, 3:1 for large text.

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White text on this color

1.52:1 Fail
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Black text on this color

13.83:1 AAA
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This color as text on white

1.52:1 Fail
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This color as text on black

13.83:1 AAA

How it looks with color blindness

About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CFCDFF as they’d see it.

Typical vision#CFCDFF
ProtanopiaNo red cones (about 1% of men)
DeuteranopiaNo green cones (the most common, about 1% of men)
TritanopiaNo blue cones (rare)
AchromatopsiaNo color vision (very rare)

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Questions about #CFCDFF

What color is #CFCDFF?

#CFCDFF is a very light, vivid blue, close to the color Periwinkle. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 80.4% green, and 100% blue. Its hue is 242°, with 100% saturation and 90% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.

What is #CFCDFF in RGB?

#CFCDFF is rgb(207, 205, 255): 207 red, 205 green, and 255 blue on a 0–255 scale.

What is #CFCDFF in CMYK?

Roughly cmyk(19, 20, 0, 0). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.

What Pantone is closest to #CFCDFF?

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 #CFCDFF?

Its complement #D3D5A3 gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.

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