Information about Confederate Grey color
Basic facts about this digital color
#CBCBDE is a gently muted classic blue that floats near the light end of the scale. It is a natural fit for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Light Periwinkle (#C5CBE1). Nearby in the Register you will also find Link Water (#C7CDD8) and Fairytale (#C6C4DB).
Technically, the mix leans on its blue channel (rgb(203, 203, 222)), which gives #CBCBDE its character. If you plan to put text on a #CBCBDE background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. The name "Confederate Grey" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.
Confederate Grey color variations
View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.
Confederate Grey color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Confederate Grey color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Confederate Grey color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Confederate Grey color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
Confederate Grey 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to Confederate Grey color
View adjacent and very similar colors.
Nearest named colors to Confederate Grey
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.
#C5CBE1
#C7CDD8
#C6C4DB
#C3D1DF
#D6CADD
#D5CEE2
#CECBD1
#CDD5D5
#C4C0E2
#C1C2DA
#D5C7E8
#D3D6D8
Confederate Grey color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#CBCBDE
- RGB203, 203, 222
- CMYK7, 7, 0, 13
- CSSrgb(203, 203, 222)
- HSL240°, 22%, 83%
- HSL Precise240°, 22.353%, 83.333%
- HSV240°, 9%, 87%
- HSB240°, 9%, 87%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.796
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.796
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.871
- GLSLvec3(0.796, 0.796, 0.871)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.796, 0.796, 0.871, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.796, 0.796, 0.871)
- Percentage of Red in RGB79.6%
- Percentage of Green in RGB79.6%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB87.1%
- Color FamilyBlue
- Saturation FamilyLow Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDCBCBDE
- DECIMAL ID13355998
- Name Length16
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