What color is #CDD1E6?

#CDD1E6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #CDD1E6?

The RGB value is 205, 209, 230: 205 red, 209 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #CDD1E6?

The complementary color is #E6E2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #CDD1E6?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#CDD1E6 color

#CDD1E6 rgb(205, 209, 230)

Shades of gray

The hex color #CDD1E6 is a very light, desaturated blue.

In the RGB color model it is made of 80.4% red, 82% green and 90.2% blue (205, 209, 230).

Its hue angle is 230°, with 33% saturation and 85% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 11% cyan, 9% magenta, 0% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Frozen Periwinkle (#C9D1EF), a difference of 3.1 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.86:1).

#CDD1E6 color codes

HEX	`#CDD1E6`
RGB	`rgb(205, 209, 230)`
RGB percent	`rgb(80.4%, 82%, 90.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(230, 33%, 85%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(230, 11%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(11%, 9%, 0%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.12, 2.69, -10.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.12, 11.13, 283.98)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.257, 64.293, 83.977)`
Decimal	`13488614`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #CDD1E6, 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 #CDD1E6	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.86:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#CDD1E6 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.86:1	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 #CDD1E6 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #cdd1e6; }
.text { color: #cdd1e6; }
.border { border: 2px solid #cdd1e6; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(205 209 230 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #cdd1e6, #d6cde6); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Lavender.

Questions

What color is #CDD1E6?: #CDD1E6 is a very light, desaturated blue, closest to the named color Frozen Periwinkle. It belongs to the gray family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #CDD1E6?: The RGB value is 205, 209, 230: 205 red, 209 green and 230 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #CDD1E6?: The complementary color is #E6E2CD, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #CDD1E6?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.86:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.