What color is #CDCEE5?

#CDCEE5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDCEE5?

The RGB value is 205, 206, 229: 205 red, 206 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDCEE5?

The complementary color is #E5E4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDCEE5?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDCEE5 color

#CDCEE5 rgb(205, 206, 229)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDCEE5 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 80.8% green and 89.8% blue (205, 206, 229).

Its hue angle is 238°, with 32% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 10% cyan, 10% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Foggy Plateau (#CFCBE5), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#CDCEE5 color codes

HEX	`#CDCEE5`
RGB	`rgb(205, 206, 229)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 80.8%, 89.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(238, 32%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(238, 10%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(10%, 10%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.33, 4.07, -11.45)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.33, 12.15, 289.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.388, 62.778, 82.997)`
Decimal	`13487845`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDCEE5, 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 #CDCEE5	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDCEE5 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #CDCEE5 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdcee5; }
.text { color: #cdcee5; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdcee5; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 206 229 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdcee5, #d8cde5); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Light Purple.

Questions

What color is #CDCEE5?: #CDCEE5 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Foggy Plateau. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDCEE5?: The RGB value is 205, 206, 229: 205 red, 206 green and 229 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDCEE5?: The complementary color is #E5E4CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDCEE5?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.