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#CBD4E2 Ephemeral Blue

#CBD4E2 is a very light gray named Ephemeral Blue. In the RGB color model it is made of 79.6% red, 83.1% green and 88.6% blue (rgb(203, 212, 226)). Its HSL value is 217° hue, 28% saturation and 84% lightness, and in CMYK it is 10% cyan, 6% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black. #CBD4E2 is a neutral color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.05:1.

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Variations of #CBD4E2

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#CBD4E2 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#CBD4E2 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #CBD4E2 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 99% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #CDD2E2
  • Protanopia 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D0D4E3
  • Protanomaly 99% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CED4E2
  • Deuteranopia 99% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #CDD2E2
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #CDD3E2
  • Tritanopia 96% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #C6D7D8
  • Tritanomaly 98% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #C9D5DE
  • Achromatopsia 96% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D3D3D3
  • Achromatomaly 97% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D1D3D7

#CBD4E2 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.49:1 Very poor#CBD4E2 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.05:1 Super#CBD4E2 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#CBD4E2 in CSS

/* Ephemeral Blue */
.color { color: #CBD4E2; }
.background { background-color: #CBD4E2; }
.border { border: 1px solid #CBD4E2; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(203 212 226);
color: hsl(217 28% 84%);
color: oklch(0.867 0.022 259.2);

#CBD4E2 FAQ

What color is #CBD4E2?

#CBD4E2 is a very light gray. Its closest named color is Ephemeral Blue. It belongs to the gray color family and is a neutral color.

What is the RGB value of #CBD4E2?

#CBD4E2 is rgb(203, 212, 226) in RGB, hsl(217, 28%, 84%) in HSL and cmyk(10%, 6%, 0%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #CBD4E2?

The complementary color of #CBD4E2 is #E2D9CB, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #CBD4E2?

Black text has the best contrast on #CBD4E2: 14.05:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #CBD4E2 a warm or cool color?

#CBD4E2 is a neutral color.