What color is #CED5E4?

#CED5E4 is a very light, desaturated blue known as Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Après-Ski?

The RGB value is 206, 213, 228: 206 red, 213 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Après-Ski?

The complementary color is #E4DDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CED5E4?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Après-Ski color: hex code #CED5E4

#CED5E4 rgb(206, 213, 228)

Shades of blue

Après-Ski has the hex code #CED5E4. It is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.8% red, 83.5% green and 89.4% blue (206, 213, 228).

Its hue angle is 221°, with 29% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 7% magenta, 0% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.26:1).

Après-Ski (#CED5E4) color codes

HEX	`#CED5E4`
RGB	`rgb(206, 213, 228)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.8%, 83.5%, 89.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(221, 29%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(221, 10%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 7%, 0%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.15, 0.51, -8.18)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.15, 8.2, 273.57)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.248, 66.311, 82.851)`
Decimal	`13555172`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Après-Ski, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #CED5E4	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CED5E4 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.26:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #CED5E4 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ced5e4; }
.text { color: #ced5e4; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ced5e4; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(206 213 228 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ced5e4, #d2cee4); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

See #CED5E4 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #CED5E4?: #CED5E4 is a very light, desaturated blue known as Après-Ski. It belongs to the blue family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Après-Ski?: The RGB value is 206, 213, 228: 206 red, 213 green and 228 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Après-Ski?: The complementary color is #E4DDCE, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CED5E4?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.26:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.