Information about #CFC9EF color

#CFC9EF color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#CFC9EF falls into the Blue Color Family — Moderate Saturation, Luminous brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(207, 201, 239) — 81.2% red, 78.8% green, 93.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 13 / 15 / 0 / 6. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#CFC9EF is a clearly saturated classic blue that radiates an almost-white brightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Soap (#CEC8EF). Slightly further away sit Fog (#D5C7E8) and Sonique (#D5CEE2).

Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(207, 201, 239)), which gives #CFC9EF its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #CFC9EF: 13.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#CFC9EF color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#CFC9EF color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#CFC9EF color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#CFC9EF color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#CFC9EF color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#CFC9EF color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes
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Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme
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Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme
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Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme
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Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #CFC9EF

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Soap color link
Soap

#CEC8EF

Fog color link
Fog

#D5C7E8

Sonique color link
Sonique

#D5CEE2

Soft Lavender color link
Soft Lavender

#DBC9FA

Lavender Blue color link
Lavender Blue

#CCCCFF

Light Periwinkle color link
Light Periwinkle

#C5CBE1

Hawkes Blue color link
Hawkes Blue

#D2DAED

Confederate Grey color link
Confederate Grey

#CBCBDE

Pale Indigo color link
Pale Indigo

#D1C2FF

Vodka color link
Vodka

#BFC0EE

Pale Persian Blue color link
Pale Persian Blue

#C9C2FF

Pale Light Grayish Violet color link
Pale Light Grayish Violet

#D0B8E7

#CFC9EF color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#CFC9EF
  • RGB207, 201, 239
  • CMYK13, 15, 0, 6
  • CSSrgb(207, 201, 239)
  • HSL249°, 54%, 86%
  • HSL Precise249.474°, 54.286%, 86.275%
  • HSV249°, 16%, 94%
  • HSB249°, 16%, 94%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.812
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.937
  • GLSLvec3(0.812, 0.788, 0.937)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.812, 0.788, 0.937, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.812, 0.788, 0.937)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB81.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB93.7%
  • Color FamilyBlue
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLuminous
  • HEX IDCFC9EF
  • DECIMAL ID13617647
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers27 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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