Close to Quartz
#CFD5EC
#CFD5EC is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 83.5% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 228°, with 43% 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 #CFD5EC.
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
1.46:1 FailBlack text on this color
14.38:1 AAAThis color as text on white
1.46:1 FailThis color as text on black
14.38:1 AAAHow it looks with color blindness
About 1 in 12 men and 1 in 200 women see color differently. Here’s #CFD5EC as they’d see it.
#CFD5EC 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 #CFD5EC
What color is #CFD5EC?
#CFD5EC is a very light, muted blue, close to the color Quartz. In RGB it’s made of 81.2% red, 83.5% green, and 92.5% blue. Its hue is 228°, with 43% saturation and 87% lightness, so it reads as a cool color. Black text sits best on top of it.
What is #CFD5EC in RGB?
#CFD5EC is rgb(207, 213, 236): 207 red, 213 green, and 236 blue on a 0–255 scale.
What is #CFD5EC in CMYK?
Roughly cmyk(12, 10, 0, 7). Print results depend on paper and press, so proof it before a big print run.
What Pantone is closest to #CFD5EC?
PANTONE 2657 C is the closest match in our list. Screen colors and ink never match perfectly; check a physical Pantone guide.
What color goes with #CFD5EC?
Its complement #DCD6BF gives the strongest contrast. For something calmer, try its analogous neighbors, or its own tints and shades above.